The influence of stability on the turbulent transfer of heat, moisture and momentum fluxes in the surface layer over an agricultural farmland at a tropical location

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Contributors

  • Balogun A. Ahmed - , Federal University of Technology, Akure, University of Missouri at Kansas City (Author)
  • O. O. Jegede - , Obafemi Awolowo University (Author)
  • E. O. Aregbesola - , Obafemi Awolowo University (Author)
  • M. Mauder - , University of Bayreuth (Author)
  • Th Foken - , University of Bayreuth (Author)

Abstract

The analysis of the influence of stratification on the turbulent transfer of heat, moisture and omentum fluxes in the surface layer at low wind tropical site in Nigeria is described. The preliminary results show that there exists a significant dependence of heat, moiture and momentum the surface layer stability, with a sharp decrease of these turbulence parameters with increasing stability. The results suggest that the turbulent mixing is negligible and vertical eddy transfer of heat and water is suppressed by the stable stratification. An empirical relationship that appears to fit the observed behavior has been suggested.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages69-73
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Conference

Title26th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Duration23 - 26 August 2004
CityVancouver, BC
CountryCanada

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-8789-163X/work/168718964

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