Remote sensing and modeling of global evapotranspiration

Multiscale Hydrologic Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 443-480

  Mu, Qiaozhen ^a   Zhao, Maosheng ^a   Running, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AREAL DISTRIBUTION; CARBON EXCHANGE; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PLANT COMMUNITIES; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84900004145     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11279     Document Type: Chapter

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