Partitioning of turbulent flux reveals contrasting cooling potential for woody vegetation and grassland during heat waves

• Published in: Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Vol. 141; no. 692; pp. 2528 - 2537
• Main Authors: Yunusa, Isa A. M., Eamus, Derek, Taylor, Daniel, Whitley, Rhys, Gwenzi, Willis, Palmer, Anthony R., Li, Zheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.10.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: advection; Bowen ratio; evapotranspiration; Grasslands; Heat; heat wave; Herbivores; land‐use change; Priestley‐Taylor coefficient; sensible heat; Vegetation

We compared the capacity of woody versus grassy vegetation covers to buffer high temperatures during heat waves by partitioning turbulent heat between latent (λE) and sensible (H) fluxes, and quantifying advection using the Priestley‐Taylor coefficient (α), for a16‐year old grassland and an adjoinin...