Modelling evapotranspiration during precipitation deficits: Identifying critical processes in a land surface model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2403-2419

  Ukkola, Anna M ^a   Pitman, Andy J ^a   Decker, Mark ^a   De Kauwe, Martin G ^b   Abramowitz, Gab ^a   Kala, Jatin ^a,c   Wang, Ying Ping ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABLES; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; HYDROLOGY; LATENT HEAT; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WATER CONTENT;

HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; LAND SURFACE MODELING; LAND SURFACE MODELS; MODEL PERFORMANCE; PLANT FUNCTIONAL TYPE; PRECIPITATION DEFICITS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; THE STANDARD MODEL;

RAIN;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; LEAF AREA INDEX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURFACE FLUX; TIMESCALE; WATER STRESS;

EID: 84976260797     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-20-2403-2016     Document Type: Article

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