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Application of a radiative cooling model to daily minimum temperature prediction
Author(s) -
Gandia S.,
Melia J.,
Segarra D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0196-1748
DOI - 10.1002/joc.3370050610
Subject(s) - sunset , environmental science , radiative cooling , maximum temperature , meteorology , exponential function , thermal , radiative transfer , degree day , atmospheric sciences , mathematics , geography , physics , optics , mathematical analysis
A model of exponential decrease of temperature is applied to the study of night cooling in an agricultural area of citrus orchards located near the Valentian Coast (Spain). A set of annual average parameters which determine that cooling is obtained by using temperature measurements at different levels during two years. These parameters appear to be representative of the thermal behaviour of the area of study. The attainment of such parameters allows a prediction of the minimum temperatures of the area to an accuracy of £1.5 K, knowing the temperature at sunset and some time later.