Dynamics of the near-surface evaporation zone and corresponding effects on the surface energy balance of a drying bare soil

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 150, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1358-1365

  Novak, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bare soil; Evaporation; Theory

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE ENERGY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77955920718     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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