Jb. Stewart et al., SENSIBLE HEAT-FLUX RADIOMETRIC SURFACE-TEMPERATURE RELATIONSHIP FOR 8SEMIARID AREAS, Journal of applied meteorology, 33(9), 1994, pp. 1110-1117
Measurements of sensible heat flux, radiometric surface temperature, a
ir temperature, and wind speed made at eight semiarid rangeland sites
were used to investigate the sensible heat flux-aerodynamic resistance
relationship. The individual sites covered a wide range of vegetation
(0.1-4 m tall) and cover (3%-95% bare soil) conditions. Mean values o
f kB-1, a quantity related to the resistance of heat versus momentum t
ransfer at the surface, for the individual sites varied between 3.5 an
d 12.5. A preliminary test of the utility of an excess resistance base
d on the mean value of kB-1 showed that the difference between the mea
n estimated and measured sensible heat fluxes varied +/- 60 W m-2 for
the eight semiarid sites. For the eight sites the values of kB-1 were
plotted against the roughness Reynolds number. The plot showed conside
rable scatter with values ranging between and beyond the theoretical c
urves for bluff rough and permeable rough surfaces.