Assessment of Soil Thermal Properties in a Tropical Environment: Ile Ife and Ibadan

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dc.contributor.authorOtunla T.A.
dc.contributor.authorOladiran E.O.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-19T12:14:55Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionIn: Journal of Science Research 10 (1), pp. 97-102
dc.description.abstractSoil thermal properties are crucial parameters that affect soil heat flux. Time series of soil temperature, soil moisture content, and rainfall and soil heat flux were measured at two tropical locations in West Africa during the transition from dry to wet season, and at the peak of rainy season in July. The data were analyzed to estimate soil thermal diffusivity, thermal inertia and volumetric heat capacity. The thermal properties were clearly related to soil moisture (and thus rainfall) throughout the measurement period. The modeled soil heat flux using the soil thermal properties compared favorably with the measured soil heat flux.
dc.identifier.issn1117-9333
dc.identifier.otherui_art_otunla_assessment_2011
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12324
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
dc.subjectSoil heat flux
dc.subjectThermal diffusivity
dc.subjectVolumetric heat capacity
dc.subjectThermal inertia
dc.subjectMoisture content
dc.titleAssessment of Soil Thermal Properties in a Tropical Environment: Ile Ife and Ibadan
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