Vegetation optimality explains the convergence of catchments on the Budyko curve

<p>The Budyko framework puts the long-term mean annual evapotranspiration (ET) of a catchment in relation to its maximum possible value determined by the conservation of mass (ET cannot exceed mean annual precipitation) and energy (ET can not exceed mean annual net radiation) in the absence of...

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Main Authors: R. C. Nijzink, S. J. Schymanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-12-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/26/6289/2022/hess-26-6289-2022.pdf