Simulation of stand transpiration based on a xylem water flow model for individual trees

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 182-183, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-42

  Hentschel, Rainer ^a,b   Bittner, Sebastian ^b   Janott, Michael ^b   Biernath, Christian ^b   Holst, Jutta ^c   Ferrio, Juan Pedro ^d   Gessler, Arthur ^a   Priesack, Eckart ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Hydrodynamics model; Sap flow density; Stand transpiration; Terrestrial laser scan

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOW MODELING; GROWTH; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDICTION; SAP FLOW; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER FLOW; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

GERMANY;

EID: 84883773476     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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