Novel, cyclic heat dissipation method for the correction of natural temperature gradients in sap flow measurements. Part 1. Theory and application

Tree Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 894-912

  Lubczynski, MacIek W ^a   Chavarro Rincon, Diana ^a,b   Roy, Jean ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c IGP   (Canada)

Author keywords

cyclic heat dissipation; natural thermal gradient; sap flow; signal extrapolation to steady state; thermal dissipation probe

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EQUILIBRIUM; ERROR CORRECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PROBE; SAP FLOW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FLOW KINETICS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEAT; MALVACEAE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT EXUDATE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALVACEAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXUDATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84864626235     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tps030     Document Type: Article

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