The patterns and implications of diurnal variations in the d-excess of plant water, shallow soil water and air moisture

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4129-4151

  Zhao, L ^a,b,c   Wang, L ^c   Liu, X ^a   Xiao, H ^a,b   Ruan, Y ^a,b   Zhou, M ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Heihe Ecohydrology and Basin Science of Gansu Province   (China)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; PLANT WATER; SHALLOW SOILS;

CORRELATION; DEUTERIUM; DIURNAL VARIATION; FIELD METHOD; METEORIC WATER; MOISTURE CONTENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SHALLOW SOIL; SOIL WATER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION;

CHINA; GANSU; HEI RIVER;

EID: 84908102069     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-4129-2014     Document Type: Article

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