Research Article

Temporal Patterns of Energy Balance for a Brazilian Tropical Savanna under Contrasting Seasonal Conditions

Figure 1

(a) Average monthly air temperature ( ; closed symbols), relative humidity (RH; open symbols), and total monthly precipitation (P; closed bars); (b) average monthly solar radiation ( ; closed symbols) and net radiation ( ; open symbols) for the campo sujo cerrado at Fazenda Miranda during the study period. The shaded areas define the climatological dry season defined as the consecutive months when precipitation < 100 mm/month.
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