A new indicator of ecosystem water use efficiency based on surface soil moisture retrieved from remote sensing

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 75, Issue , 2017, Pages 10-16

  He, Bin ^a   Wang, Haiyan ^a   Huang, Ling ^a   Liu, Junjie ^a   Chen, Ziyue ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Gross primary production; Precipitation; Soil moisture; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

BROADLEAF FOREST; CLIMATE CONDITION; GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHRUBLANDS; SOIL WATER; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CYCLE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOME; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SHRUBLAND; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 85006699151     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.12.017     Document Type: Article

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