Evaluation of modeling of water ecohydrologic dynamics in soil-root system

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 269, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-60

  Kumar, R ^a   Jat, M K ^b   Shankar, V ^c  

^a Division of Agricultural Engineering   (India)

^b MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Irrigation; Root water uptake; Simulation models; Soil water

Indexed keywords

MACROSCOPIC APPROACH; MACROSCOPIC LEVELS; MOISTURE DEPLETION; ROOT-WATER UPTAKE; SOIL MOISTURE PROFILES; SOIL PLANT SYSTEMS; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER MOVEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXTRACTION; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL MOISTURE;

ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; TRANSLOCATION; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 84884712685     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.08.019     Document Type: Review

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