Measurement of grassland evaporation using a surface-layer scintillometer

Water SA

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Savage, M J ^a   Odhiambo, G O ^a   Mengistu, M G ^a   Everson, C S ^a   Jarmain, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio; Eddy covariance; Energy balance; Grass reference evaporation; Rejection criteria

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION DETECTORS; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; LASER BEAMS; LASER THEORY; SCINTILLATION;

BOWEN RATIO; DIURNAL VARIATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY THEORY; REJECTION CRITERIA; REJECTION PROCEDURE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

HEAT FLUX;

BOWEN RATIO; CLOUD COVER; CORRELATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; FIELD METHOD; GRASSLAND; IRRADIANCE; LASER METHOD; MONIN-OBUKHOV THEORY; REAL TIME; SOIL SURFACE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954227848     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v36i1.50901     Document Type: Article

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