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Calculation of the energy budget for heterogeneous land surfaces

Calculation of the energy budget for heterogeneous land surfaces
Calculation of the energy budget for heterogeneous land surfaces
In this paper a scheme is presented for calculating the land surface energy budget based on the first law of thermodynamics. It takes into account the effects of water multiphase changes and hydrologic process. The enthalpy expression for a heterogeneous land surface is deduced, during which latent heats are assumed to be functions of temperature. Also, a solution is derived for calculating ground temperatures during the water phase transition and the hydrologic process. This study results in a more conservative estimate of the ground energy in comparison with many other land surface schemes.
Enthalpy, Heterogeneous land surface, Energy budget
1087-3562
1-12
Zhang, Zhengqiu
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Zhou, Xiuji
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Li, Weiliang
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Sparrow, Michael
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Zhang, Zhengqiu
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Zhou, Xiuji
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Li, Weiliang
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Sparrow, Michael
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Zhang, Zhengqiu, Zhou, Xiuji, Li, Weiliang and Sparrow, Michael (2003) Calculation of the energy budget for heterogeneous land surfaces. Earth Interactions, 7 (2), 1-12. (doi:10.1175/1087-3562(2003)007<0001:COTEBF>2.0.CO;2).

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In this paper a scheme is presented for calculating the land surface energy budget based on the first law of thermodynamics. It takes into account the effects of water multiphase changes and hydrologic process. The enthalpy expression for a heterogeneous land surface is deduced, during which latent heats are assumed to be functions of temperature. Also, a solution is derived for calculating ground temperatures during the water phase transition and the hydrologic process. This study results in a more conservative estimate of the ground energy in comparison with many other land surface schemes.

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Published date: January 2003
Keywords: Enthalpy, Heterogeneous land surface, Energy budget

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Local EPrints ID: 63149
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/63149
ISSN: 1087-3562
PURE UUID: 0ff9709e-b69a-43ca-9f5f-ac1c90ea601d

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Date deposited: 15 Sep 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 11:36

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Author: Zhengqiu Zhang
Author: Xiuji Zhou
Author: Weiliang Li
Author: Michael Sparrow

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