Comparison between open-site and below-canopy climatic conditions in Switzerland for different types of forests over 10 years (1998-2007)

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-127

  Renaud, V ^a   Innes, J L ^b   Dobbertin, M ^a   Rebetez, M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BASAL AREA; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMIDITY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WIND VELOCITY;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79960623774     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0361-0     Document Type: Article

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