Simulating evapotranspiration of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) forest in the Qilian Mountains, northwestern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 648-655

  Tian, F X ^a   Zhao, C Y ^a   Feng, Z D ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy interception evaporation; Canopy transpiration; Eddy covariance system; Penman Monteith equation; Soil evaporation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST CANOPY; GROWING SEASON; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

PICEA; PICEA CRASSIFOLIA;

EID: 79952898201     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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