The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert

The heat exchange during dry conditions in Curlew Valley for selected clear days is determined from recordings in 10 minute intervals . The two heat budget components , radiative exchange and heat flow in the soil, are studied in detail. Maximum surface temperature due to radiative exchange above, a...

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Main Author: Martinez, Luis R.
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spelling ndltd-UTAHS-oai-digitalcommons.usu.edu-etd-41942019-10-13T06:01:54Z The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert Martinez, Luis R. The heat exchange during dry conditions in Curlew Valley for selected clear days is determined from recordings in 10 minute intervals . The two heat budget components , radiative exchange and heat flow in the soil, are studied in detail. Maximum surface temperature due to radiative exchange above, assuming no heat loss by other components, is determined. Reduction of surface temperature by heat conduction into the ground was calculated as a second step to solve the heat budget equation. Substantial heat flow throughout a day is restricted to the upper 10 em of the soil. Diffusivity of the soil was determined from soil temperature using phase and amplitude equations, of which the first gave better results. 1975-05-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3186 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4194&context=etd Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact Andrew Wesolek (andrew.wesolek@usu.edu). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations DigitalCommons@USU Radiative Conductive Heat Exchange Cold Desert Life Sciences
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topic Radiative
Conductive
Heat Exchange
Cold Desert
Life Sciences
spellingShingle Radiative
Conductive
Heat Exchange
Cold Desert
Life Sciences
Martinez, Luis R.
The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert
description The heat exchange during dry conditions in Curlew Valley for selected clear days is determined from recordings in 10 minute intervals . The two heat budget components , radiative exchange and heat flow in the soil, are studied in detail. Maximum surface temperature due to radiative exchange above, assuming no heat loss by other components, is determined. Reduction of surface temperature by heat conduction into the ground was calculated as a second step to solve the heat budget equation. Substantial heat flow throughout a day is restricted to the upper 10 em of the soil. Diffusivity of the soil was determined from soil temperature using phase and amplitude equations, of which the first gave better results.
author Martinez, Luis R.
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title The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert
title_short The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert
title_full The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert
title_fullStr The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert
title_full_unstemmed The Radiative and Conductive Heat Exchange of a Cold Desert
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