Spatial variability of evapotranspiration of old growth cypress forest using remote sensing - a case study of Chilan mountain cypress forest in Taiwan

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1060-1071

  Wu, Chih Da ^a   Cheng, Chi Chuan ^b   Chuang, Yung Chung ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRESS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND COVER MAPS; LAND-COVER TYPES; LANDSAT-5; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; NORTHEASTERN TAIWAN; OLD-GROWTH; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STUDY AREAS; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE ALGORITHM FOR LANDS;

ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LANDFORMS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; NDVI; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REMOTE SENSING; SNAG; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATERSHED;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING; WATER SHEDS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILAI MOUNTAINS; TAIWAN;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 84862124474     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-066     Document Type: Article

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