Articles | Volume 19, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3787-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3787-2015
Research article
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08 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 08 Sep 2015

Quantifying energy and water fluxes in dry dune ecosystems of the Netherlands

B. R. Voortman, R. P. Bartholomeus, S. E. A. T. M. van der Zee, M. F. P. Bierkens, and J. P. M. Witte

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This study explores the magnitude of energy and water fluxes in an inland dune ecosystem in the Netherlands. We parameterized the Penman-Monteith evapotranspiration model for four different surfaces: bare sand, moss, grass and heather. The knowledge presented in this paper will help improve the simulations of water recharge in sand dunes by hydrological models, and allow the quantification of the cost and benefit of nature conservation in terms of groundwater recharge.