Simulating Energy Balance Dynamics to Support Sustainability in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Semi-Arid Northeast Brazil

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 17; no. 12; p. 5350
• Main Authors: Ferreira, Rosaria R., Mendes, Keila R., Oliveira, Pablo E. S., Mutti, Pedro R., Moreira, Demerval S., Antonino, Antonio C. D., Menezes, Rômulo S. C., Lima, José Romualdo S., Araújo, João M., Amorim, Valéria L., Espinoza, Nikolai S., Bezerra, Bergson G., Santos e Silva, Cláudio M., Costa, Gabriel B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Arid regions; Atmosphere; Biodiversity; Carbon; Climate change; Desertification; Ecosystems; Energy; Energy development; Environmental aspects; Environmental sustainability; Forests; Heat; Humidity; Natural history; Natural resources; Precipitation; Radiation; Remote sensing; Simulation; Sustainability; Tropical dry forests; Vegetation; Water shortages; Brazil

In semi-arid regions, seasonally dry tropical forests are essential for regulating the surface energy balance, which can be analyzed by examining air heating processes and water availability control. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the Brazilian Developments on the Regiona...