Variations in evapotranspiration and climate for an Amazonian semi-deciduous forest over seasonal, annual, and El Niño cycles

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-230

  Vourlitis, George L ^a   de Souza Nogueira, José ^b   de Almeida Lobo, Francisco ^b   Pinto, Osvaldo Borges ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Climate change; Deforestation; Ecotone; Energy balance; Mato Grosso; Transitional tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TREE;

BRAZIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DROUGHTS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORESTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 84939898151     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: 14321254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0837-1     Document Type: Article

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