Methodological differences in projected potential evapotranspiration

Climatic Change

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 915-930

  McAfee, Stephanie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTENSIVE; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; PRIESTLEY-TAYLOR; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; WIND SPEED;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; WATER SUPPLY;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMIDITY; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RESEARCH; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SUMMER; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84884700237     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0864-7     Document Type: Article

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