Spatial evaporation patterns within a small drainage basin in the Negev Desert

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 380, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 376-385

  Kidron, Giora J ^a   Zohar, Motti ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drainage basin; Evaporation rates; Negev Desert; Reference atmometer

Indexed keywords

DENSE VEGETATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; EVAPORATION RATE; HIGH VARIABILITY; NEGEV DESERT; SECOND ORDERS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SOIL FORMING PROCESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING RATES;

CATCHMENTS; EVAPORATION; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

VAPORS;

DRAINAGE BASIN; EVAPORATION; MICROORGANISM; PEDOGENESIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WEATHERING RATE;

ISRAEL; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 72249098543     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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