Sensible heat observations reveal soil-water evaporation dynamics

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Heitman, J L ^a   Horton, R ^b   Sauer, T J ^c   DeSutter, T M ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPORATION; HEAT BALANCE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RAINFALL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPORIZATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 40349083983     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM963.1     Document Type: Article

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