Sensitivity of a clumped model of evapotranspiration to surface resistance parameterisations: Application in a semi-arid environment

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 150, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1065-1078

  Villagarcia L ^a   Were, A ^b   Garcia M ^c   Domingo, F ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthyllis cytisoides; Clumped Model sensitivity; Evapotranspiration; Semi arid vegetation; Soil evaporation; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEMIARID REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL SURFACE; WATER VAPOR;

SPAIN;

EID: 77954814035     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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