Figure 6. Sine-weighted wind speed measurements during the time interval of Figure 1. The sine function weighs in favor of heat transfer traversing the floodplain (as in Fig. 4) over heat transfer along the corridor.

• Title Page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Figure 1. Energy balance components under advective conditions
• Figure 2. Bowen Ratio Energy Balance Tower
• Figure 3. False Color Infrared Image of the Virgin River Floodplain
• Figure 4. Schematic Representation of Advective Energy Balance and Wind Profile Conditions
• Figure 5. Polar Representation of Horizontal Wind Profile
• A Physical Model of Sensible Heat Transfer
• Figure 7. Temperature Gradient Across the Upper Turbulent Boundary Layer (dT/dy)
• Figure 8. Sensible Heat Advection into the Floodplain (q'' from above)
• Conclusions
• References and Further Reading

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