Open AccessThe Humidity Gradient at the Surface of a Transpiring Leaf
Author(s) -
J. A. Ramsay,
C. G. Butler,
Jie Sang
Publication year - 1938
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.15.2.255
Subject(s) - hygrometer , humidity , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , surface (topology) , temperature gradient , meteorology , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , mathematics , geography , geometry , geotechnical engineering
1. An hygrometer and an evaporimeter, capable of investigating atmospheric conditions over small areas close to the surface of a leaf, are described. 2. In the case of rapidly transpiring leaves in a slow air stream a humidity gradient has been detected up to a height of 1.2 cm.
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