Open AccessA simple model to estimate air temperature and soil temperatures under vertisol
Author(s) -
H. P. Das,
Amar Pujari,
Ashabikash Roy Chowdhury
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v45i1.1882
Subject(s) - vertisol , sunset , atmospheric sciences , lime , environmental science , air temperature , meteorology , maximum temperature , mathematics , soil science , physics , geology , soil water , paleontology , astronomy
Hnscd on a truncated s ine curve and exp onential fu nction models. diu rnal cha nges in airand soil temperat ures have I:....'en estima ted during day and night hours respect!....el..·. Each model uses o nlv fo urparameters. viz.. maximum a nd mini mum temperature at va rious levels. the lime ()f sunset and durat ion t;f da ylnight length. The models. when a pplied to experimental as well as independent dat a sets, were fo und to givereasonably accu rate estimates for a n>' lime of the day an d night except between I·B O1ST and sunset at the gro undsurface.