Variations of Near Surface Energy Balance Caused by Land Cover Changes in the Semiarid Grassland Area of China

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Latent heat flux</td><td align="center">Downward short-wave radiation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cropland and pasture</td><td align="center">24.9</td><td align="center">279.6</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Grassland</td><td align="center">25.3</td><td align="center">284.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Forestry area</td><td align="center">36.0</td><td align="center">289.9</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Urban area</td><td align="center">15.0</td><td align="center">295.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Statistics of heat flux and radiation of different land covers (unit: W/m<sup>2</sup>).

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Table 2: Variations of Near Surface Energy Balance Caused by Land Cover Changes in the Semiarid Grassland Area of China 