A model of evapotranspiration based on the theory of maximum entropy production

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Wang, Jingfeng ^a   Bras, R L ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BARE SOILS; DRY SOIL; EVAPORATION RATE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; NET RADIATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SOIL WETNESS; SURFACE HUMIDITY; SURFACE SOIL TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ENTROPY; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOILS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HUMIDITY; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; NET RADIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79953017153     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR009392     Document Type: Article

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