Analysis of effective resistance calculation methods and their effect on modelling evapotranspiration in two different patches of vegetation in semi-arid SE Spain

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1529-1542

  Were, A ^a,b   Villagarcia, L ^c   Domingo, F ^b,d   Alados Arboledas, L ^a   Puigdefabregas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PATCH DYNAMICS; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION;

RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 34548515955     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1529-2007     Document Type: Article

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