List of Symbols
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angle between incident radiation and a
normal to a surface
volume wetness of soil
thermal time
period ofperiodic temperature variations
sky transmittance
thermal time constant of an animal
fraction of beam radiation transmitted by a
canopy
fraction of beam radiation that passes through
a canopy without being intercepted by
any objects
Jtaction of incident beam radiation transmitted by a canopy including scattered and
unintercepted beam radiation
fraction of dzfuse radiation transmitted by a
canopy
atmospheric stability parameter
angular frequency ofperiodic temperature
variations