Evapotranspiration from subsurface horizontal flow wetlands planted with Phragmites australis in sub-tropical Australia

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-354

  Headley, T R ^a,b,c   Davison, L ^a   Huett, D O ^d   Muller R ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c BAUER Nimr LLC   (Oman)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructed treatment wetland; Crop coefficient; Pan evaporation; Reed bed; Water balance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; EFFICIENCY; RAIN; RUNOFF; TRANSPIRATION; TROPICS; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED TREATMENT WETLANDS; CROP COEFFICIENT; FLOW TREATMENT; HORIZONTAL FLOWS; PAN EVAPORATION; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; REED BED; TREATMENT WETLANDS; WATER BALANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

RAIN; RUNOFF;

ADVECTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CROP PLANT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASS; PHYTOMASS; RAINFALL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUSTRALIA; AUTUMN; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HORTICULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER FLOW;

AUSTRALIA;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84355161445     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.042     Document Type: Article

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