Figure 8. Sensible heat flux into the floodplain. Positive values indicate flux into the floodplain, putatively from the adjacent desert.
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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 6. Wind Speed Tangential to the Floodplain (Wind Speed * | sin (wind direction) |)
Figure 7. Temperature Gradient Across the Upper Turbulent Boundary Layer (dT/dy)
Conclusions
References and Further Reading
