Exploring the link between clouds, radiation, and canopy productivity of tropical savannas

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 182-183, Issue , 2013, Pages 304-313

  Kanniah, Kasturi Devi ^a   Beringer, Jason ^b   Hutley, Lindsay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Clouds; Diffuse radiation; Gross primary productivity; Light use efficiency; Savannas

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST CANOPY; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SAVANNA; SOIL WATER; TROPICAL REGION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA; HOWARD SPRINGS; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84885189734     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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