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THE TEMPERATURE OF TREE TRUNKS—CALCULATED AND OBSERVED
Author(s) -
Derby Roger W.,
Gates David M.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1966.tb07374.x
Subject(s) - trunk , biology , radiation , tree (set theory) , anisotropy , atmospheric sciences , mechanics , physics , optics , botany , mathematics , mathematical analysis
A computer program based on Dusinberre's finite difference method was written to predict the diurnal temperature variations in a tree trunk. The program accounts for solar radiation, thermal radiation, re‐radiation and forced convection. The trunk is heterogeneous and anisotropic. A comparison between observations and predictions is made.