Possible physical mechanism of water vapor transport over Tarim River Basin

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-70

  Wu, Yong ping ^a   Shen, Yong ping ^b   Larry Li, B ^c  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical mechanism; Plant pumping function; Precipitation; Tarim River Basin; U shaped terrain; Water vapor transport; Westerly circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856445924     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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