Predictability of evapotranspiration patterns using remotely sensed vegetation dynamics during the North American Monsoon

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-121

  Tang, Qiuhong ^a,c   Vivoni, Enrique R ^b   MuñOz Arriola, Francisco ^a,d   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; Land surface model; Operational forecasting; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INFILTRATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; MONSOON; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA MADRE; SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL;

EID: 84858305494     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-032.1     Document Type: Article

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