19.6.4 - Bowen Ratio Energy Balance Method
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What is the Bowen Ratio?
💡 Hint: Think about the heat exchanged during evaporation.
Name one component of the energy balance equation.
💡 Hint: Consider the energy inputs and outputs.
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What does the Bowen Ratio represent?
💡 Hint: Think of its definition related to heat and moisture.
The equation R_n - G - H = λE is used in which method?
💡 Hint: Recall the components constituting the energy equation.
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An area has a net radiation of 800 W/m², a sensible heat flux of 300 W/m², and a soil heat flux of 50 W/m². Calculate the latent heat flux and the Bowen Ratio.
💡 Hint: Follow the order of operations in calculating the energy balance.
Discuss how an increase in soil heat flux might influence the Bowen Ratio and subsequent ET estimates in a dry climate.
💡 Hint: Consider how each flux is interdependent in a dry setting.
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