Riparian microclimate and evaporation from a coastal headwater stream, and their response to partial-retention forest harvesting

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 164, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Guenther, S M ^a   Moore, R D ^b   Gomi, T ^c  

^a Hatfield Consultants   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Forest harvesting; Headwater stream; Riparian microclimate; Stream temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COASTAL ZONE; EVAPORATION; HARVESTING; HEADWATER; HUMIDITY; MICROCLIMATE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAMWATER; VAPOR PRESSURE; WIND VELOCITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84861746948     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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