Responses of reference evapotranspiration to changes in atmospheric humidity and air temperature in Spain

Climate Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-40

  Moratiel, R ^a,b   Duran J M ^a,b   Snyder, R L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b University Politécnica of Madrid   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Evapotranspiration; Relative humidity; Spain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EBRO RIVER; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATIONS; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RIVER BASINS; SPAIN; STOMATAL RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; WIND VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GLOBAL WARMING; RIVERS; SUN; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GLOBAL WARMING; METEOROLOGY; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RIVER BASIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WIND VELOCITY;

EBRO RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 78650312225     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00919     Document Type: Article

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