Increased evaporation following widespread tree mortality limits streamflow response

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 5395-5409

  Biederman, J A ^a,b   Harpold, A A ^c   Gochis, D J ^d   Ewers, B E ^e   Reed, D E ^e   Papuga, S A ^a   Brooks, P D ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

bark beetle; disturbance; eddy covariance; forest disturbance; partitioning; runoff; yield

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; SUBLIMATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BARK BEETLE; DISTURBANCE; EDDY COVARIANCE; FOREST DISTURBANCES; PARTITIONING; YIELD;

TRANSPIRATION;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 84906100927     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014994     Document Type: Article

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