Evapotranspiration by woody phreatophytes in the Humboldt River Valley near Winnemucca, Nevada / by T.W. Robinson. With a section on soil-moisture determinations by A.O. Waananen.
| Author/creator | Robinson, T. W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1970. |
| Description | iv, 41 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies of evapotranspiration Geological Survey professional paper 491-D Studies of evapotranspiration. ^A640826 Geological Survey professional paper ; 491-D. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Purpose and scope -- Acknowledgments -- Climate -- Species of woody phreatophytes -- Winnemucca test site -- Weather station -- Evapotranspiration studies -- Definition of evapotranspiration -- Evaportranspiration tanks -- Construction of evapotranspiration tanks -- Water-supply system -- Transplanting, survival, and growth of woody phreatophytes -- Operation of the tanks -- Water levels -- Sources of water for evapotranspiration -- Rainfall -- Water supplied to the tanks -- Soil moisture -- Computations of evapotranspiration -- Plant growth and development -- Foliage volume -- Problems -- Damage by webbing insects -- Damage by rabbits -- Salt content of the soils -- Boron toxicity -- Source and accumulation of boron in the top soil -- Leaching as a corrective measure -- Factors influencing evapotranspiration rates -- Expression of evapotranspiration losses and extrapolation to growth areas -- Areal method -- Volume-of-foliage method -- Results of evapotranspiration studies -- Greasewood -- Rabbitbrush -- Willow -- Wildrose -- Bare soil -- Summary -- Soil-moisture determinations / A.O. Waananen -- Soil-moisture observations at the Winnemucca test site -- Equipment and procedure -- Water contents observed -- Water-content variations in 1963 -- Water-content changes in shallow flood-plain deposits -- References. |
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| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 41). |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Robinson, T. W. (Thomas William), 1900-. Evapotranspiration by woody phreatophytes in the Humboldt River Valley near Winnemucca, Nevada |
| LCCN | 70607577 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:491-D |