Analysing surface energy balance closure and partitioning over a semi-arid savanna FLUXNET site in Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Majozi, Nobuhle P.; Mannaerts, Chris M.; Ramoelo, Abel; Mathieu, Renaud; Nickless, Alecia; Verhoef, Wouter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3401-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3401-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3401-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 7

Research article

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10 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 10 Jul 2017

Analysing surface energy balance closure and partitioning over a semi-arid savanna FLUXNET site in Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Nobuhle P. Majozi, Chris M. Mannaerts, Abel Ramoelo, Renaud Mathieu, Alecia Nickless, and Wouter Verhoef

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RC1: 'Review hess-2016-685', Nicolaas van de Giesen, 04 Feb 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer comments', Nobuhle Patience Majozi, 07 Mar 2017
RC2: 'Review hess-2016-685', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Feb 2017
AC2: 'Response to Reviewer comments', Nobuhle Patience Majozi, 10 Mar 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (21 Mar 2017) by Alexander Loew (deceased)

AR by Nobuhle Patience Majozi on behalf of the Authors (11 Apr 2017)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Apr 2017) by Alexander Loew (deceased)

RR by Nick van de Giesen (27 Apr 2017)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (30 May 2017)

ED: Publish as is (30 May 2017) by Alexander Loew (deceased)

AR by Nobuhle Patience Majozi on behalf of the Authors (07 Jun 2017) Author's response

Short summary

The study analysed the quality and partitioning of a 15-year surface energy dataset from Skukuza flux tower. The yearly mean energy balance ratio (EBR) was 0.93, with the dry season having the lowest ratio. Night ratio was lower than daytime, with analysis showing an increase in EBR with increase in friction velocity, which is also linked to time of day. The energy partitioning showed that sensible heat flux is the dominant portion in the dry season, and latent heat flux during the wet season.