@article{AyoolaO.:333821,
      recid = {333821},
      author = {Ayoola O., Oluwadare and Harald, Kunstmann and Esolomo J.,  Oluwadare and Jan, Bliefernicht},
      title = {SEASONAL AND DIURNAL VARIATION OF SURFACE ENERGY FLUXES  AND SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OVER A SEMIARID GRASSLAND IN  WEST AFRICA},
      journal = {International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental  Research},
      address = {2022-02-25},
      number = {2013-2023-695},
      month = {Feb},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {Radiative fluxes and surface energy fluxes computed using  the eddy covariance method from January to December 2013  were used to investigate the partition of energy and energy  exchange over degraded grassland in the Sudanian savannah  region of West Africa. In Sumbrungu Agunsi, (10.841°N,  0.918°W), in Ghana’s upper east area, an Eddy Covariance  station was erected near to the Ghana–Burkina-Faso border.  The fluctuations in radiation components, energy fluxes,  and surface characteristics components were studied on a  seasonal and daily basis. The Incoming shortwave radiation,  out-going shortwave radiation, incoming long wave radiation  and out-going long wave radiation all varied annually,  resulting in a seasonal variation in net radiation. The  soil moisture content, evaporative fraction, and the  surface albedo were found to be low during the dry season  but high during the wet season, while, the Bowen ratio was  found to be high during the dry season but low during the  wet season. During the wet season, majority of the  available energy were converted to latent heat, but, during  the dry season, majority of the available energy was  transformed to sensible heat. The station’s energy balance  closure was investigated; slope of the regression found was  0.67 with an intercept of 33 Wm-2 . The reasons for the  station’s energy balance not being closed were  investigated.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/333821},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.333821},
}