A simple three-dimensional macroscopic root water uptake model based on the hydraulic architecture approach

Many hydrological models including root water uptake (RWU) do not consider the dimension of root system hydraulic architecture (HA) because explicitly solving water flow in such a complex system is too time consuming. However, they might lack process understanding when basing RWU and plant water str...

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Main Authors: V. Couvreur, J. Vanderborght, M. Javaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/2957/2012/hess-16-2957-2012.pdf