Tree-ring analysis over western Himalaya and its long-term association with vapor pressure and potential evapotranspiration

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-38

  Ram, Somaru ^a   Borgaonkar, H P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conifers; Moisture index; Potential evapotranspiration; Tree ring; Vapor pressure; Western himalaya

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; DENDROECOLOGY; DROUGHT; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; MOISTURE CONTENT; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; TREE RING; VAPOR PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

HIMALAYAS;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84896397540     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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