Energy balance and water use in a subtropical karst woodland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 373, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 426-435

  Heilman, J L ^a   McInnes, K J ^a   Kjelgaard, J F ^b   Keith Owens, M ^c   Schwinning, S ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer recharge; Deep roots; Ecohydrology; Energy balance; Evapotranspiration; Karst

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER RECHARGE; AS-SOILS; ASHE JUNIPER; DEEP ROOTS; DRYING CYCLE; ECO-HYDROLOGY; EDDY COVARIANCE MEASUREMENTS; EDWARDS PLATEAU; FRACTURED ROCK; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; LIVE OAK; NEAR-SURFACE; QUERCUS; RAINFALL EVENT; RAPID REDUCTION; ROCK LAYERS; ROOT ZONE; SHALLOW SOILS; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; THROUGH CRACKS; TOTAL RAINFALL; TURBULENT FLUX; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEFICITS; WATER USE; WATER VAPOR FLUX;

AQUIFERS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); ROCKS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

WATER CONTENT;

AQUIFER; BEDROCK; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; KARST HYDROLOGY; SAVANNA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WATER VAPOR; WOODLAND;

AQUIFERS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY; EXTRACTION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; ROCK; ROOTS; SOIL; SOLVENTS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

EDWARDS PLATEAU; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 74249109082     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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