Research Article

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

Figure 2

Mean monthly diel (24 hour) variation in (a) solar radiation ( ; closed symbols) and net radiation ( ; open symbols); (b) latent ( ; open symbols), sensible ( ; closed symbols), and ground ( ; crosses) heat fluxes 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 /month.
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