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Controls On Sensible Heat And Latent Energy Fluxes From A Short-Hydroperiod Florida Everglades Marsh, Jessica L. Schedlbauer, Steven F. Oberbauer, Gregory Starr, Kristine L. Jimenez

FCE LTER Journal Articles

Little is known of energy balance in low latitude wetlands where there is a year-round growing season and a climate best defined by wet and dry seasons. The Florida Everglades is a highly managed and extensive subtropical wetland that exerts a substantial influence on the hydrology and climate of the south Florida region. However, the effects of seasonality and active water management on energy balance in the Everglades ecosystem are poorly understood. An eddy covariance and micrometeorological tower was established in a short-hydroperiod Everglades marsh to examine the dominant environmental controls on sensible heat (H) and latent energy …