Stomatal response to humidity and CO2 implicated in recent decline in US evaporation

Global Change Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1140-1151

  Rigden, Angela J ^a   Salvucci, Guido D ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biosphere atmosphere interaction; evaporation; evapotranspiration; relative humidity; stomatal conductance; surface conductance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND SURFACE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

HUMIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER CYCLE; WEATHER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER; WATER CYCLE; WEATHER;

EID: 84988423386     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13439     Document Type: Article

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