Non-rainfall water inputs are controlled by aspect in a semiarid ecosystem

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-50

  Ucles O ^a   Villagarcia L ^b   Canton Y ^c   Lazaro R ^a   Domingo, F ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspect; Dew; Insolation; Microlysimeter; Slope; Water vapour adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DEW; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION; INSOLATION; LYSIMETER; MICROCLIMATE; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84907997425     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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