Comparison between open-site and below-canopy climatic conditions in Switzerland during the exceptionally hot summer of 2003

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 873-880

  Renaud, Valentine ^a   Rebetez, Martine ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Below canopy; Coniferous forest; Deciduous forest; Forest climate; Heat wave; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ELEVATION; MIXED FOREST; OPEN SPACE; SUMMER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA MOUNTAINS;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; PINUS MUGO; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 59349106129     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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