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Surface energy balance fluxes in a suburban area of Beijing: energy partitioning variability
Junxia Dou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Key Laboratory of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Sue Grimmond
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6ET, UK
Shiguang Miao
Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Key Laboratory of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100089, China
Bei Huang
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Huimin Lei
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Mingshui Liao
Miyun Meteorological station, Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing 101599, China
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Multi-timescale variations in surface energy fluxes in a suburb of Beijing are analyzed using 16-month observations. Compared to previous suburban areas, this study site has larger seasonal variability in energy partitioning, and summer and winter Bowen ratios are at the lower and higher end of those at other suburban sites, respectively. Our analysis indicates that precipitation, irrigation, crop/vegetation growth activity, and land use/cover all play critical roles in energy partitioning.
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