Incorporating the effect of heterogeneous surface heating into a semi-empirical model of the surface energy balance closure. [PDF]
It was discovered several decades ago that eddy covariance measurements systematically underestimate sensible and latent heat fluxes, creating an imbalance in the surface energy budget.
Luise Wanner +2 more
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Sensitivity of a distributed temperature-radiation index melt model based on AWS observations and surface energy balance fluxes, Hurd Peninsula glaciers, Livingston Island, Antarctica [PDF]
We use an automatic weather station and surface mass balance dataset spanning four melt seasons collected on Hurd Peninsula Glaciers, South Shetland Islands, to investigate the point surface energy balance, to determine the absolute and relative ...
U. Y. Jonsell +4 more
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The mark of vegetation change on Earth’s surface energy balance [PDF]
Depending on where and when it occurs, vegetation cover change can affect local climate by altering the surface energy balance. Based on satellite data, this study provides the first data-driven assessment of such effects for multiple vegetation ...
Gregory Duveiller +2 more
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Surface energy balance fluxes in a suburban area of Beijing: energy partitioning variability [PDF]
Measurements of radiative and turbulent heat fluxes for 16 months in suburban Miyun with a mix of buildings and agriculture allows the changing role of these fluxes to be assessed.
J. Dou +7 more
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Glacier surficial melt rates are commonly modelled using surface energy balance (SEB) models, with outputs applied to extend point-based mass-balance measurements to regional scales, assess water resource availability, examine supraglacial hydrology and ...
Tim Hill +3 more
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Variability of the surface energy balance in permafrost-underlain boreal forest [PDF]
Boreal forests in permafrost regions make up around one-third of the global forest cover and are an essential component of regional and global climate patterns.
S. M. Stuenzi +17 more
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Understanding the exchange of energy between the surface and the atmosphere is important in view of the climate scenario. However, it becomes a challenging task due to a sparse network of observations.
Álvaro Vasconcellos Araujo de Ávila +10 more
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Processes governing the mass balance of Chhota Shigri Glacier (western Himalaya, India) assessed by point-scale surface energy balance measurements [PDF]
Some recent studies revealed that Himalayan glaciers were shrinking at an accelerated rate since the beginning of the 21st century. However, the climatic causes for this shrinkage remain unclear given that surface energy balance studies are almost ...
M. F. Azam +6 more
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The surface energy balance of Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, during the ablation period in 2014
The ability to simulate the surface energy balance is key to studying land–atmosphere interactions; however, it remains a weakness in Arctic polar sciences.
Xiaowei Zou +7 more
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As one of the main driving forces for the change in surface energy balance, land use and cover change affects the ecological climate through different levels of biogeochemical and physical processes.
Mengyao Zhu +9 more
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