Bowen ratio estimation of surface energy fluxes in a humid tropical agricultural site, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-218

  Oladosu, O R ^a   Jegede, O O ^b   Sunmonu, L A ^b   Adediji, A T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio; Humid tropics; Ile ife; Nigeria; Surface energy balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873197089     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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