Soil moisture and evapotranspiration of different land cover types in the Loess Plateau, China

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2883-2892

  Wang, S ^a   Fu, B J ^a   Gao, G Y ^a   Yao, X L ^a   Zhou, J ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COVER TYPES; DATA COLLECTION; DRY PERIODS; GROWING SEASON; LAND-COVER TYPES; LOESS PLATEAU; MOISTURE LEVEL; NORTHERN CHINA; PLANTATION FORESTS; PUBESCENS; RAINY SEASONS; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA; SHRUB SITES; SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS; SOIL RETENTION; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; VEGETATION TYPE; ZEA MAYS;

COMPETITION; CROPS; DYNAMICS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL MOISTURE;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; LAND COVER; PLANTATION; RETENTION; REVEGETATION; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

ANDROPOGON; ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SPIRAEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865682388     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2883-2012     Document Type: Article

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