Research Article

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

Table 1

Linear regression statistics for mean diel latent ( ) and sensible ( ) fluxes (dependent variables) versus net radiation for each month during the 2009–2011 study period at Fazenda Miranda.

YearMonth
SlopeIntercept (J m−2 s−1) SlopeIntercept (J m−2 s−1)

2009April0.4021.061.000.292.410.99
May0.3223.580.990.315.190.99
June0.2619.190.990.356.320.98
July0.1725.200.980.346.460.99
August−0.0416.740.520.5914.010.99
September0.2133.210.990.335.680.99
October0.2926.980.990.286.110.99
November0.4223.910.990.246.331.00
December0.5118.390.990.236.161.00

2010January0.6919.561.000.135.270.94
February0.5218.561.000.295.411.00
March0.5519.851.000.286.081.00
April0.3218.570.990.485.851.00
May0.2922.500.970.473.901.00
June0.2218.960.930.507.481.00
July0.1717.730.870.549.481.00
August0.0111.140.020.6613.340.99
September0.0410.170.190.609.380.99
October0.2418.540.980.438.681.00
November0.4422.271.000.336.061.00
December0.4620.451.000.334.511.00

2011January0.5120.721.000.305.321.00
February0.5120.401.000.285.201.00
March0.5616.071.000.293.891.00
April0.4519.991.000.311.741.00