The nocturnal water cycle in an open-canopy forest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 10,225-10,242

  Berkelhammer, M ^a   Hu, J ^b   Bailey, A ^a   Noone, D C ^a   Still, C J ^c   Barnard, H ^a   Gochis, D ^d   Hsiao, G S ^e   Rahn, T ^f   Turnipseed, A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e PICARRO INC   (United States)

^f LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

dewfall; forest hydrology; nocturnal boundary layer; water isotopes

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

DEWFALL; EDDY COVARIANCE TECHNIQUE; FOREST HYDROLOGIES; HYDROLOGICAL CONTROLS; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; WATER ISOTOPE;

FORESTRY;

ABSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EDDY COVARIANCE; FOREST CANOPY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TRANSPIRATION; TURBULENCE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84886010828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50701     Document Type: Article

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