Global datasets and rooting zone depth inferred from inverse methods

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2714-2722

  Kleidon, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; INVERSE KINEMATICS; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

DATASETS; LAND-SURFACE ANALYSIS; ROOTING ZONES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOTING; SOIL DEPTH; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 3843113473     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<2714:GDORZD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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