The FIFE surface diurnal cycle climate | Zendy

Betts Alan K. | Zendy; Ball J. H. | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

The FIFE surface diurnal cycle climate

Author(s) -

Betts Alan K.,

Ball J. H.

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

journal of geophysical research: atmospheres

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67

H-Index - 298

eISSN - 2156-2202

pISSN - 0148-0227

DOI - 10.1029/94jd03121

Subject(s) - diurnal cycle , environmental science , evapotranspiration , climatology , water cycle , atmospheric sciences , daytime , water content , planetary boundary layer , annual cycle , diurnal temperature variation , grassland , boundary layer , geology , biology , thermodynamics , ecology , physics , geotechnical engineering , agronomy

We analyze the diurnal cycle of the 2‐m thermodynamic data averaged over the First International Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment site near Manhattan, Kansas, during 1987, using supporting soil moisture data, surface flux data, rainfall, and cloud information. Conserved variable plots are our primary analysis method. We present a summer mean, stratified into dry and wet days, and the monthly seasonal cycle. Further stratifications indicate the control of soil moisture on the surface evapotranspiration, vegetative conductance, and mean diurnal cycle for the boundary layer. We extract composite data sets for the daytime diurnal cycle over grassland in midsummer as a function of soil moisture and show that these are consistent with a mixed layer model for a rapidly entraining boundary layer.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research