Microclimate part 2
Essential elements from today’s lecture:
In this lecture, we expand on the essential microclimate concepts necessary for you to understand the drivers of microclimate parameters.
1. We first recognize that the incident solar and infrared radiation absorbed by a surface (leaf or slope) is converted to heat energy and then dissipated through rereadiation, conduction, convection, and evapotranspiration.
2. We then learn that the dissipation of heat from the absorbed surface (leaf or slope) leads to gradients in temperature and humidity that influence biological processes.
3. Plant distribution and plant metabolism are greatly impacted by these microclimate profile gradients.
Essential elements from today’s lecture:
In this lecture, we expand on the essential microclimate concepts necessary for you to understand the drivers of microclimate parameters.
1. We first recognize that the incident solar and infrared radiation absorbed by a surface (leaf or slope) is converted to heat energy and then dissipated through rereadiation, conduction, convection, and evapotranspiration.
2. We then learn that the dissipation of heat from the absorbed surface (leaf or slope) leads to gradients in temperature and humidity that influence biological processes.
3. Plant distribution and plant metabolism are greatly impacted by these microclimate profile gradients.