Sap flux density measurements based on the heat field deformation method

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1439-1448

  Nadezhdina, Nadezhda ^a   Vandegehuchte, Maurits W ^b   Steppe, Kathy ^b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flow direction; Radial profile; Sensor; Thermal gradient; Tree water use

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; CONTINUOUS HEATING; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLOW DIRECTION; FULLY OPERATIONAL; HEAT FIELDS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RADIAL PROFILES; REVERSE FLOW; SAP FLOW MEASUREMENTS; SAP FLUX DENSITY; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT; WATER USE; ZERO FLOW;

CLIMATOLOGY; DEFORMATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEFORMATION; ECOLOGY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS; PYROMETRY; SAP; SENSORS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84866444396     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-012-0718-3     Document Type: Article

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