Numerical modeling of waterfluxes in the root zone of a mature pecan orchard

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1667-1680

  Deb, Sanjit K ^a   Shukla, Manoj K ^a   Mexal, John G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; BARE SOILS; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; COMPENSATED UPTAKE; EVAPORATION LOSS; HYDRUS-1D; MEASURED DATA; NUMERICAL MODELING; POTENTIAL EVAPORATION; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; ROOT UPTAKE; ROOT ZONE; SOIL DRYING; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE SOIL; TREE CANOPY; UNSATURATED ZONE; VAPOR FLUXES; WATER EXTRACTION; WATER UPTAKE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; ORCHARDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOIL MOISTURE; VAPORS; WATER SUPPLY;

TRANSPIRATION;

BARE SOIL; COMPENSATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORCHARD; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

LAS CRUCES; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955239805     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0086     Document Type: Article

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