Evaluating the use of diurnal groundwater fluctuations for estimating evapotranspiration in wetland environments: Case studies in southeast England and northeast Germany

Ecohydrology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-305

  Mould, D J ^a,b   Frahm, E ^c,d   Salzmann, Th ^c   Miegel, K ^c   Acreman, M C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^d Forestry and Fisheries   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Groundwater; Phreatophytes; Specific yield; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DENSE VEGETATION; ENGLAND; EVALUATION METHOD; GERMANY; GROUNDWATER FLUCTUATION; HYDROLOGICAL MANAGEMENT; INHERENT LIMITATIONS; PHREATOPHYTES; PRACTICAL GUIDANCE; RIPARIAN ZONES; ROBUST ESTIMATION; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SPECIFIC YIELD; WETLAND ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

WETLANDS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; RIPARIAN ZONE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78149482537     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.108     Document Type: Article

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