Partitioning of evaporation into transpiration, soil evaporation and interception: A comparison between isotope measurements and a HYDRUS-1D model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2605-2616

  Sutanto, S J ^a,c,d   Wenninger, J ^a,b   Coenders Gerrits, A M J ^b   Uhlenbrook, S ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Ministry of Public Works Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION FLUX; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HYDRUS-1D; IRRIGATED LANDS; ISOTOPE MASS; ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SOIL EVAPORATIONS; SOIL VEGETATION ATMOSPHERES; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; WATER BALANCE; WATER FLUX; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EVAPORATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ISOTOPES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOLVENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

TRANSPIRATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVAPORATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LYSIMETER; MASS BALANCE; SIMULATION; SUMMER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84869464939     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2605-2012     Document Type: Article

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