Comparison of methods for estimating evapotranspiration rate of dry forest canopy: Eddy covariance, Bowen ratio energy balance, and Penman-Monteith equation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Shi, Ting Ting ^a,b   Guan, De Xin ^a   Wu, Jia Bing ^a   Wang, An Zhi ^a   Jin, Chang Jie ^a   Han, Shi Jie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY BALANCE; FORESTRY; HEAT FLUX; LATENT HEAT; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BOWEN RATIO ENERGY BALANCES; CHANGBAI MOUNTAINS; COMPARISON OF METHODS; CONIFEROUS TREES; DRY FORESTS; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GROWING SEASON; MIXED FORESTS; PENMAN-MONTEITH; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATIONS; REFERENCE LEVELS; SOURCE AREA; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRY FOREST; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX;

ASIA; CHANGBAI MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CONIFERALES;

EID: 68149092568     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010174     Document Type: Article

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