Effects of diffuse radiation on canopy gas exchange processes in a forest ecosystem

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Knohl, Alexander ^a,b   Baldocchi, Dennis D ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EDDY COVARIANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 51449120506     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JG000663     Document Type: Article

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