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Reply to comment by J. Wang and R. L. Bras on “Estimating the soil temperature profile from a single depth observation: A simple empirical heatflow solution”
Author(s) -
Holmes T. R. H.,
Kooi H.,
De Jeu R. A. M.,
Owe M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/2008wr007513
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , soil science , mathematics , geology , epistemology , philosophy
[1] We welcome the comments by Wang and Bras [2009] on our recent paper [Holmes et al., 2008]. The comments by the authors indicate that the way we presented our novel approach, which considers the effect of extending part of the surface energy balance components to below the ground surface, raises questions and warrants a more comprehensive discussion. With this reply we take the opportunity to elucidate and clarify the theoretical concepts of our approach with more rigor and to discuss the underlying assumptions and limitations in greater detail. [2] Continuity of energy flux (E) at a horizontal surface is given by