DOE Traditional Solar Conversion On Desert Ecosystems

ABIOTIC PARAMETERS Energy Budget Solar radiation: direct and diffuse Sky reflection Long wave reradiation Long wave radiation from the sky Albedo of plants and soil surface Energy loss and gain from evaporation and condensation Energy loss by convection • Energy flux by conduction Energy-storage in the soil and plants Temperature air and soil profiles Atmospheric Components Wind velocity Wind direction Convection currents Air turbulence Air pressure Oxygen and CO^ composition Particulate composition Vapor pressure (relative humidity) Hydrological Cycle (Water Cycle) Precipitation: amount, intensity, duration Interception by plants Stem flow and drip through Runoff: amount and intensity Infiltration-percolation rate Soil water content Soil water potential Soil water flux Soil water quality Condensation: dew formation Evaporation rates from the soil Evapo-transpiration rates from plants

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