Thermal properties of an agricultural site in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the soil thermal properties, including the damping depth, at an agricultural teaching and research farm located inside Obafemi Awolowo University, IleIfe, Nigeria (7°33'N, 4°33'E). The data were collected during the Nigerian Micrometeorological Experiment (NIMEX1), from February 15 to March 10 2004. Results obtained showed that the damping depth varied between 0.13 m and 0.17 m. The variation of thermal properties with the depth and amount of soil water content has been discussed.

Keywords: damping depth, soil thermal properties, soil water content

Nigeria Journal of Pure and Applied Physics Vol. 4(1) 2005: 71-74