Response of surface energy balance to water regime and vegetation development in a Sahelian landscape

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 178-189

  Timouk, F ^a   Kergoat, L ^a   Mougin, E ^a   Lloyd, C R ^b   Ceschia, E ^a   Cohard, J M ^c   Rosnay, P de ^a   Hiernaux, P ^a   Demarez, V ^a   Taylor, C M ^b  

^a CNES   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

AMMA; Grassland; Latent heat flux; Net radiation; Sahel; Sensible heat flux

Indexed keywords

AMMA; GRASSLAND; NET RADIATION; SAHEL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

CLAY MINERALS; ENERGY BALANCE; GROUNDWATER; HEAT STORAGE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LATENT HEAT; RAIN; SAND; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

HEAT FLUX;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; GRASSLAND; HEAT FLUX; NET RADIATION; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE ENERGY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION TYPE;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 69549136516     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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