Mountain pine beetle infestation impacts: Modeling water and energy budgets at the hill-slope scale

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-72

  Mikkelson, K M ^a   Maxwell, R M ^a   Ferguson, I ^a,b   Stednick, J D ^c   Mccray, J E ^a   Sharp, J O ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Land energy budget; Modeling; Mountain pine beetle

Indexed keywords

CANOPY INTERCEPTION; FOREST CANOPIES; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; LAND SURFACE; LAND SURFACE MODELS; LAND-ENERGY BUDGET; LEAF AREA INDEX; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; MPB INFESTATION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SOIL INFILTRATION; STOMATAL RESISTANCE; WATER AND ENERGIES; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WYOMING;

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; MODELS; SNOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENERGY BUDGET; EPIDEMIC; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST CANOPY; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; LAND SURFACE; LEAF AREA INDEX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; STOMATA; SUBLIMATION; WATER BUDGET; WATERSHED;

BUDGETING; EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; INSECTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84873989271     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.278     Document Type: Article

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