PERFORMANCE OF SOIL HEAT FLUX PLATES IN A FIELD COVERED WITH BRACHIARIA GRASS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21680/2447-3359.2020v6n2ID20544Abstract
Soil heat flux plates are used in studies of energy balance and water demand. The objective of this study was to evaluate two different models of heat flux plates in the soil, HFT3.1 and HFP01, called REBS and HUKS for dry soil season at the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia - UFRB, Campus Cruz das Almas, between October and December 2015. R² values were 99.34; 96.86 and 99.04% comparing plates of the model HFT3.1 (REBS1 x REBS2), of the model HFP01 (HUKS1 x HUKS2) and between the models REBS and HUKS respectively. The REBS model presented a greater measurement range in relation to the HUKS model, the difference can be attributed to the installation conditions of the plates.