Characterization of the drop-size distribution and velocity-diameter relation of the throughfall under the maize canopy

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1244-1251

  Frasson, Renato Prata de Moraes ^a   Krajewski, Witold F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution; Maize; Optical disdrometers; Rainfall interception; Throughfall

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DIAMETER; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INTERCEPTION; MAIZE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THROUGHFALL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959625582     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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