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Research article
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20 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 20 Oct 2020
| 20 Oct 2020
Imprints of evaporative conditions and vegetation type in diurnal temperature variations
Biospheric Theory and Modeling group, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
Maik Renner
Biospheric Theory and Modeling group, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
now at: Brandenburg State Office for Environment, Flood Monitoring Centre, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Axel Kleidon
Biospheric Theory and Modeling group, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Short summary
Here we examine the effect of evaporative cooling across different vegetation types. Evaporation cools surface temperature significantly in short vegetation. In the forest, the high aerodynamic conductance explains 56 % of the reduced surface temperature. Therefore, the main cooling agent in the forest is the high aerodynamic conductance and not evaporation. Additionally, we propose the diurnal variation in surface temperature as being a potential indicator of evaporation in short vegetation.
Here we examine the effect of evaporative cooling across different vegetation types. Evaporation...
