Analysis of thermal conductivity in a seasonal flooded forest in the northern Pantanal

• Main Author: Curado,Leone Francisco Amorim
• Publication Date: 2013
• Other Authors: Rodrigues,Thiago Rangel, Oliveira,Allan Gonçalves de, Novais,Jonathan Willian Zangeski, Paulo,Iramaia Jorge Cabral de, Biudes,Marcelo Sacardi, Nogueira,José de Souza
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia (Online)
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• topic: Energy flux; geophysical behavior; Fourier Equation

Research involving the flux of energy in the soil has been intensified in order to increase the understanding of the geophysical behavior of the Pantanal-Brazil. In present study was examined the seasonal variation of the thermal soil conductivity in the Pantanal for the study of energy flow in the soil to Pantanal region. The average values obtained by the Fourier equation showed that the soil thermal conductivity in the wet and dry seasons was 8.69 W.m-1.ºC-1 and 6.65 W.m-1.ºC-1 respectively. The seasonal variation of the thermal conductivity of the soil was 30.68% higher in the wet season than in the dry season due to soil moisture in the wet season. It was also noted that the seasonal variation of temperature in the soil layer was higher in the wet season than in the dry season due to a lower incidence of solar radiation in this season.