Estimating evaporation in a prairie landscape under drought conditions

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-186

  Armstrong, Robert N ^a   Pomeroy, John W ^a   Martz, Lawrence W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; AMERIFLUX; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; AVAILABLE ENERGY; COLD REGIONS HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; EVALUATING MODEL PERFORMANCE; GRAY MODEL; GROWING PERIOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LAND SURFACE; MODEL INPUTS; NEAR-SURFACE; NON-SATURATED CONDITIONS; PENMAN-MONTEITH; RESEARCH CENTRES; ROOTING ZONES; SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY; SURFACE MOISTURES; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

AERODYNAMICS; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; ESTIMATION; EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 77957769399     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3502173     Document Type: Article

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