Do coniferous forests evaporate more water than broad-leaved forests in Japan?

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 336, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 361-375

  Komatsu, Hikaru ^a   Tanaka, Nobuaki ^b   Kume, Tomonori ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual water balance; Broad leaved forest; Coniferous forest; Evapotranspiration; Japan

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

ANNUAL WATER BALANCE; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST;

FORESTRY;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY;

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WATER BUDGET;

EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; TRANSPIRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33947185708     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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