Relationship between evapotranspiration and precipitation pulses in a semiarid rangeland estimated by moisture flux towers and MODIS vegetation indices
January 1, 2007
We used moisture Bowen ratio flux tower data and the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) from the moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite to measure and scale evapotranspiration (ET) over sparsely vegetated grassland and shrubland sites in a semiarid watershed in southeastern Arizona from 2000 to 2004. The grassland tower site had higher mean annual ET (336 mm yr-1) than the shrubland tower site (266 mm yr-1) (P
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Title | Relationship between evapotranspiration and precipitation pulses in a semiarid rangeland estimated by moisture flux towers and MODIS vegetation indices |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.026 |
| Authors | P.L. Nagler, E.P. Glenn, H. Kim, W. Emmerich, R.L. Scott, T. E. Huxman, A.R. Huete |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Journal of Arid Environments |
| Index ID | 70031102 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |