Canopy greenness, atmospheric aridity, and large rain events jointly regulate evapotranspiration partitioning in a temperate semiarid shrubland
Shaorong Hao, Xin Jia, Yanmei Mu, Tianshan Zha, Shugao Qin, Peng Liu, Yun Tian, Jiandong Qi, Hongxian Zhao, Xinhao Li
Topics & Concepts
EvapotranspirationEnvironmental scienceEddy covarianceVapour Pressure DeficitTranspirationAtmospheric sciencesGrowing seasonNormalized Difference Vegetation IndexCanopyShrublandLeaf area indexPrecipitationCanopy conductanceAridAridity indexHydrology (agriculture)EcosystemEcologyGeographyBiologyGeologyPhotosynthesisGeotechnical engineeringMeteorologyBotanyPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsTree-ring climate responsesClimate variability and models