Evapotranspiration of annual and perennial biofuel crops in a variable climate

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1344-1356

  Abraha, Michael ^a   Chen, Jiquan ^a   Chu, Housen ^b   Zenone, Terenzio ^a,b,c   John, Ranjeet ^a   Su, Yahn Jauh ^a   Hamilton, Stephen K ^a   Robertson, G Philip ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cellulosic biofuel crops; Conservation Reserve Program; Conventional agriculture; Eddy covariance; Grasslands; Land use conversion; Water use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND USE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS; CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM; CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURES; EDDY COVARIANCE; GRASSLANDS; WATER USE;

CROPS;

BIOFUEL; CONSERVATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY CROP; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASSLAND; HUMIDITY; LAND USE; WATER USE;

CORN BELT; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937478794     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12239     Document Type: Article

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