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Albedo da cultura da soja em área de avanço da fronteira agrícola na Amazônia
(2010-01) SOUZA, Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte de; RIBEIRO, Aristides; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da; LOUREIRO, Renata Silva de; BISPO, Carlos José Capela; SOUSA, Adriano Marlisom Leão de
Soybean expansion in the Amazon has been increasing considerably in recent years, the consequences of which can be serious environmental impacts. In this paper the soybean albedo (Glycine Max (L.) Merryl) was evaluated, which was planted in natural field conditions in Paragominas city (PA), a region representative of agricultural expansion in Amazon. A direct relationship was observed between soybean albedo and its leaf area index (LAI), showing a daily maximum value between 0.24 and 0.25 associated to a LAI of 7.17, when soybean has accumulated 1297.62 degree-days. It was found that the most critical phase of the crop, based on change in surface albedo, is the fruitification phase, when albedo shows a maximum mean value of 0.23 (± 0.0007). Empirical models were fitted to simulate the daily variation of the albedo as a function of LAI and soil humidity during the cycle, and to simulate the diurnal variation of the albedo as a function of solar elevation, for each soybean phase.
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Análise e estimativa dos componentes do balanço de energia em ecossistema de manguezal amazônico
(2013-03) PEREIRA, Priscila Lima; RODRIGUES, Hernani José Brazão
Measurements and estimates of the components of energy balance were made above the canopy of trees in natural mangrove ecosystem, located 30 km from the city of Bragança-PA, between November 2002 and August 2003. The data were used in the analysis of seasonal and hourly variations of the sensible and latent heat flows, as well as the evaluation of the energy partition. Meteorological data were collected by the automatic weather station (AWS) and the energy flows were calculated using the technique of eddy covariance. The Penman-Monteith and Shuttleworth models were used to estimate the sensible and latent heat flow. The objective of this study was to analyze the balance and partitioning of energy in the mangrove and make an assessment of the behavior of empirical models in estimating the energy flows. The net radiation showed higher values in the less rainy season. The Bowen ratio showed generally low value, which indicates that a greater proportion of energy was used in the form of latent heat. The estimates of the energy flows showed satisfactory results. Shuttleworth model is more efficient in estimating sensitive heat flows. For estimating latent heat flow the Penman-Monteith model was more efficient during dry season and the Shuttleworth model during rainy season.
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Avaliação de características dos regimes de umidade na flona de Caxiuanã-PA durante o experimento COBRA-PARÁ
(2010-03) TANAKA, Ludmila Monteiro da Silva; SÁ, Leonardo Deane de Abreu; MOTA, Maria Aurora Santos da
We investigate the validity of a method of humidity regimes classification, based on different "states" characterization of the Tropical Atmospheric Boundary Layer (TABL), above a forest area, according to the methodology proposed by Mahrt (1991). To perform this investigation we used radiosonde information and micrometeorological tower data collected during the drier season of the region, during the experiment "COBRA-PARÁ" (carried out from 30/10 to 15/11, 2006). The analysis of moisture regimes is based on the "phase space" data representation, where the Bowen ratio (β) is plotted against the -h/L parameter (where h is the height of the turbulent mixing layer and L is the Obukhov length scale). According to the location of the data value in this "phase space" it was possible to identify the following classes: Class I - dry air and unstable conditions, Class II - dry wind, Class III - wet wind, Class IV - wet air and unstable conditions, Class V - occurrence of water condensation on the surface, Class VI - stable conditions predominance and Class VII - dew formation generated by nocturnal radiative losses with surface cooling. Among the mentioned classes, the III, IV and VI were the most frequently observed at Caxiuanã.
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Climate estimates for Eastern Amazon with OLAM model
(2014-12) SILVA, Renato Ramos da; VITORINO, Maria Isabel; KUHN, Paulo Afonso Fischer; ANANIAS, Daniela dos Santos
The OLAM model has as its characteristics the advantage to represent simultaneously the regional and global meteorological phenomena using a refining grid scheme. During REMAM project OLAM was applied for a few case studies with the goal to evaluate its performance to estimate the regional climate for the eastern Amazon during periods of El Niño and La Niña. Case studies were performed for the rainy periods of the years 2010 and 2011 that were driven by distinct oceanic conditions. Initially, the model results were compared with local observations. The results demonstrated that OLAM was able to represent well the major precipitating regions, the diurnal temperature cycle evolution, and the wind dynamics. After that, analysis of the results demonstrated that if we provide good initial conditions and a good representation of the sea surface temperature evolution, OLAM is able to forecast with two or three months in advance if a rainy season would be wet or dry.
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Climatologia da estrutura vertical da atmosfera em novembro para Belém-PA
(2010-06) ANANIAS, Daniela dos Santos; SOUZA, Everaldo Barreiros de; SOUZA, Paulo Fernando de Souza; SOUSA, Adriano Marlisom Leão de; VITORINO, Maria Isabel; TEIXEIRA, Gleyciano Mendes; FERREIRA, Douglas Batista da Silva
The present work reports a diagnostic study on the vertical structure of air temperature, dew point temperature and relative humidity over the region of Belém-PA (eastern Amazon), based on monthly dataset for a period of 26 years (1982 to 2007). The focus is on the transition period from dry to wet season in the eastern Amazon, i.e., the month of November. Two contrasting composites in relation to the rainfall regime were considered: the wet and the dry year's composites, which were established objectively by the percentiles method. The results showed that the main difference observed in the temperature and humidity profiles, comparing dry and wet years, occurs in the atmospheric layer between the middle and upper levels of the troposphere (between the patterns level from 700 hPa to 400 hPa). In this layer, the difference between air temperatures and dew point is significantly higher and the contrast of moisture associated with convection also shows the highest values. In general, the compositions showed that the temperature profiles anomalously warmer (cold) and the moisture profiles anomalously wetter (dry) are associate to the years of rainfall above (below) of normal in the region of Belém-PA.
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Episode of Low Level Jets in the north and northeast coast of state of Para: a case study of 2002 april 21st to 22nd
(2008-09) SOUSA, Adriano Marlisom Leão de; CAMPOS, Claudia Rejane Jacondino; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da
In this study the characteristics of the vertical structure of an episode of Low Level Jets (LLJ) occurring in the coast of Para is described. Radiosonde data of Ajuruteua city in Bragança collected during the DESMATA Experiment (Impact of the Deforestation the Atlantic Coast of the Amazonian), taking place in 2002, from April 08th to 22th, are used. Among the detected cases during the rainy period, one specific case with 12 hours duration, average velocity of 15m/s and directed from NE to E in the point of maximum velocity was selected. The observational results have indicated that this LLJ located in the coast of Para was due to the combined action of two factors: (1) inertial oscillation and (2) superficial baroclinicity. These two combined factors sustained this LLJ with velocities between 10 and 13m/s during the day and between 14 and 16m/s during the night, at an average altitude of 800m above surface.
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Fluxos de calor no dossel vegetativo e infiltração de água no solo, em floresta tropical
(2011-12) DANTAS, Vanessa de Almeida; SILVA, Vicente de Paulo Rodrigues da; COSTA, Antonio Carlos Lôla da; CHAGAS, Glayson Francisco Bezerra das
This study assessed the seasonal and annual variations in both sensible and latent heat storage fluxes in the canopy air-space of tropical rainforest, as well as the infiltration rate in soil in two experimental plots one with exclusion of rainfall and other under actual rainfall. The data used in this study were obtained during the ''Long-term drought impact on water and carbon dioxide fluxes in Amazonian Tropical Rainforest Experiment'' (ESECAFLOR) which is subproject of Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in Amazon forest (LBA), carried out in Caxiuaná National Forest, Pará, Brazil. The air temperature and relative humidity data were collected in a forest profile for each 8 m height layer throughout the 2008 year in order to determine the sensible and latent heat storage fluxes during the rainy season (February, March and April) and less rainy season (September, October and November). The results indicated that sensible heat stored flux in rainforest canopy during the 2008 year was 167.93 W m-2, while the latent heat stored was 5184.38 W m-2. The infiltration rate in the forest was dramatically reduced in the first minutes of the experiment, regardless of soil moisture conditions, and then it presented almost constant behavior throughout the time.
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Impactos da redução da pluviometria na biomassa aérea da Floresta Amazônica
(2012-01) CHAGAS, Glayson Francisco Bezerra das; SILVA, Vicente de Paulo Rodrigues da; COSTA, Antonio Carlos Lôla da; DANTAS, Vanessa de Almeida
This study was conducted in Caxiuanã National Forest, Pará, Brazil, to analyze the effects of decrease in rainfall on biomass, tree mortality and basal area of tropical rainforest within ESECAFLOR Project (LBA). Two experimental sectors with one hectare each of natural forest were utilized. Plot A was maintained under natural conditions of climate and Plot B with rainfall exclusion of about 90%. The growth parameters presented in this study refer to monthly data during the experimental period from 2005 to 2009 for the two experimental plots. Results showed that a decrease in rainfall affected significantly all tree growth parameters over forest. The main evidence for this is that rainfall exclusion provides a reduction in basal area especially with Diameter at Breast Height more than 10 cm. Also, an increase in both tree mortality rate and consequently loss in plant biomass are larger in forest area with rainfall exclusion than under natural conditions of climate.
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Impactos das mudanças climáticas na ecoclimatologia de Aleurocanthus Woglumi Ashby, 1903 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) no estado do Pará
(2014-03) MORAES, Bergson Cavalcanti de; SOUZA, Everaldo Barreiros de; RIBEIRO, João Batista Miranda; FERREIRA, Douglas Batista da Silva; MAIA, Wilson José de Mello e Silva
Human activities that alter the greenhouse gases concentrations will have a direct influence on plant health issues. In order to minimize both the production loss and the quality, and to guide the choice of adaptation strategies and management, further studies to investigate the impacts of climate change on agriculture - in the spatial and temporal scales - and their pathogens are needed. The main goal of this work was to explore the global climate impact on the ecoclimatology of the citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby) in State of Pará. To do so, the thermal requirements of Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby developed in laboratory and on the ecoclimatological zoning based on the annual insect population was first analyzed using air temperature data series from 15 meteorological stations. Then, the populational increase of the studied insect through the projections of global climate model CCSM 3.0, between years 2030 and 2090, was simulated and analyzed. The results of simulations suggest that the number of generations of the insect will increase 50% in Pará state.
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Lightning and precipitation produced by severe weather systems over Belém, Brazil
(2014-12) RIBEIRO, Wanda Maria do Nascimento; SOUZA, José Ricardo Santos de; LOPES, Marcio Nirlando Gomes; CÂMARA, Renata Kelen Cardoso; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da; ALMEIDA, Arthur da Costa
CG Lightning flashes events monitored by a LDN of the Amazon Protection System, which included 12 LPATS IV VAISALA sensors distributed over eastern Amazonia, were analyzed during four severe rainstorm occurrences in Belem-PA-Brazil, in the 2006-2007 period. These selected case studies referred to rainfall events, which produced more than 25 mm/hour, or more than 40 mm/ 2 hours of precipitation rate totals, registered by a tipping bucket automatic high-resolution rain gauge, located at 1º 47' 53" S and 48º 30' 16" W. Centered at this location, a 30 ,10 and 5 km radius circles were drawn by means of a geographic information system, and the data from lightning occurrences within this larger area, were set apart for analysis. During these severe storms the CG lightning events, occurred almost randomly over the surrounding defined circle, previously covered by mesoscale convective systems, for all cases studied. This work also showed that the interaction between large-scale and mesoscale weather conditions have a major influence on the intensity of the storms studied cases. In addition to the enhancement of the lightning and precipitation rates, the electric activity within the larger circles can precede the rainfall at central point of the areas.
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Microbial biomass and soil chemical properties under different land use systems in Northeastern Pará
(2011-08) LOPES, Elessandra Laura Nogueira; FERNANDES, Antonio Rodrigues; RUIVO, Maria de Lourdes Pinheiro; CATTANIO, José Henrique; SOUZA, Gladys Ferreira de
The increase in agricultural production in the Brazilian Amazon region is mostly a result of the agricultural frontier expansion, into areas previously influenced by humans or of native vegetation. At the same time, burning is still used to clear areas in small-scale agricultural systems, leading to a loss of the soil productive capacity shortly after, forcing the opening of new areas. This study had the objective of evaluating the effect of soil preparation methods that involve plant residue shredding, left on the surface or incorporated to the soil, with or without chemical fertilization, on the soil chemical and biological properties. The experiment was conducted in 1995, in an experimental field of Yellow Latosol (Oxisol) of the Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, northeastern Pará (Brazil). The experiment was arranged in randomized blocks, in a 2x6 factorial design, with two management systems and six treatments evaluated twice. The management systems consisted of rice (Oriza sativa), followed by cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) with manioc (Manihot esculenta). In the first system the crops were planted in two consecutive cycles, followed by a three-year fallow period (natural regrowth); the second system consisted of one cultivation cycle and was left fallow for three years. The following treatments were applied to the secondary forest vegetation: slash and burn, fertilized with NPK (Q+NPK); slash and burn, without fertilizer NPK (Q-NPK); cutting and shredding, leaving the residues on the soil surface, fertilized with NPK (C+NPK); cutting and shredding, leaving residues on the soil surface, without fertilizer (C-NPK); cutting and shredding, with residue incorporation and fertilized with NPK (I+NPK); cutting and shredding, with residue incorporation and without NPK fertilizer (I-NPK). The soil was sampled in the rainier season (April 2006) and in the drier season (September 2006), in the 0-0.1 m layer. From each plot, 10 simple samples were collected in order to generate a composite sample. In the more intensive management system the contents of microbial C (Cmic) and microbial N (Nmic) were higher, while the C (Corg) level was higher in the less intensive system. The treatments with highest Cmic and Nmic levels were those with cutting, shredding and distribution of biomass on the soil surface. Under both management systems, the chemical characteristics were in ranges that classify the soil as little fertile, although P and K (in the rainy season) were higher in the less intensive management system.
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Modelagem da interceptação na Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, no Leste da Amazônia
(2008-09) OLIVEIRA, Leidiane Leão de; COSTA, Rafael Ferreira da; COSTA, Antonio Carlos Lôla da; SOUSA, Francisco de Assis Salviano de; BRAGA, Alan Pantoja
The present work was carried out in the Ferreira Penna Scientific Station, at the Caxiuanã National Forest in Melgaço, Pará, Brazil (01º 42’ 30” S; 51º 31’ 45” W; 60 m of altitude) in the Eastern Amazonia. It is an upland forest area with closed vegetation, 35 m average canopy high, some emergent trees with 50 m high and species density between 450 and 550 plants per hectare. The objective was to compare the estimations of rainfall interception using two numerical models, for the period from March to December of 2004. The measured rainfall interception was 248 mm corresponding to 21.5% of total precipitation (1,153.4 mm) above canopy. The rainfall interception was simulated, by Rutter´s and Gash´s models, at good level of accuracy. The Gash model overestimated the interception by 17.3% (42.8 mm), while the Rutter model overestimated by only 0.5% (1.1 mm) of the observed interception.
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Observações e estimativas de propriedades térmicas do solo sob floresta e pastagem no leste da Amazônia
(2013-09) CARVALHO, Saulo Prado; SOUZA, José Ricardo Santos de; MAKINO, Midori
Temperature and heat flux variations in soils, at sites of the Caxiuanã native forest and a natural pasture in Marajó Island, were continuously monitored in the period between December, 2001 and February, 2005. The objective was to compare the thermal responses to the daily heating, of the soils of these two types of ecosystems present in eastern Amazonia, in order to subsidize regional climate models and the evaluation of deforestation effects. Besides the field measurements of the above mentioned variables, at three levels down to 0.50 m depth, this work presents estimates of the heat flux and soil properties such as: thermal diffusivity and conductivity, damping depth and propagation speed of the daily heating pulse, determined by analytical methods. The results showed the seasonal contrast and other significant differences between the responses of the two studied sites, especially regarding the role of the water contents on the vertical temperature profiles of each soil type. The observed fitting between the measurements and the computed values of the variables, indicates the possibility of generalization of the results to other similar ecosystems sites in Amazonia.
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Radiation balance in a soybean ecosystem in the Amazon
(2010-12) SOUZA, Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte de; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da; RIBEIRO, Aristides; SOUZA, Everaldo Barreiros de
The continuous advance of the agricultural border in the Amazon has been worrying the scientific community due to the possible environmental impacts caused by this change in land use. The present work evaluated the behavior of the radiation balance components over the soybean crop (Glycine Max (L.) Merryl) in an Amazon area of continuous advance of the agricultural border. The radiation components were continuously monitored during the soybean cycle in 2006 and 2007 in an area of 200 ha. The soybean cultivation in the Amazon presented an abrupt change in the radiation balance components, with the consequent reduction in the energy available to the environment due to the increase in the surface reflection. There was a significant contribution of the diffuse radiation component in the soybean interception during cloudy conditions, even under incomplete canopy covering. Moreover, after the canopy closure, a similar interaction between soybean and solar radiation occurs, regardless of the cloud condition.
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Sazonalidade da precipitação para a Amazônia usando o modelo REGCM3: avaliando apenas a forçante do Atlântico Equatorial
(2012-12) FERREIRA, Wesley Rodrigues Santos; VITORINO, Maria Isabel; SOUZA, Everaldo Barreiros de; CARMO, Alexandre Melo Casseb do
The present study tries to bring a new perspective of the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean importance on seasonal pattern, during the summer and fall on the Amazon region. It contributes in a different way for studies in the area of climate modeling and variability of rainfall over the region. For this study, we used the model RegCM3 with Grell convection scheme, applying the donwscaling technique and using, as initial condition, NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. After the simulations statistical method of the Bias was applied to evaluate how the accurately the model can reproduce the reanalysis seasonal rainfall. In a first analysis, it appears that the model is sensitive to FS or SAZC occurrences, as well as approaching the dynamics of the tropics and extratropics. The results suggest that the low resolution and the Grell parameterization are the main factors for inadequate quality of the simulations. Although the Grell scheme is suitable for areas with intense convection and strong vertical movements, an adjustment to the physical characteristics of the region is required. This study contributed to the improvement of regional climate models for the Amazon region, considering the contribution of ocean-atmosphere processes, during the summer and autumn in the southern hemisphere.
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Sazonalidade no balanço de energia em áreas de cultivo de soja na Amazônia
(2012) SOUZA, Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte de; RIBEIRO, Aristides; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da; FARIAS, José Renato Bouças; SOUZA, Everaldo Barreiros de
It was investigated the energy balance in a soybean crop (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) grown in areas of advance of agricultural border in the Amazon. The Bowen ratio technique was used to obtain energy balance components. During the most part of the crop growing season, most of the energy was consumed as latent heat, especially during the flowering and fruiting stages. Such characteristic was related to the high leaf stomatal conductance of soybean as well as to the water availability in the region. At the harvest there was an inversion in the energy partitioning, with more energy being used for heating the air (79% of the net radiation). During the off-season there was 75% reduction in the LE and significant increase in the H (180%) compared to the values found during soybean growing season.
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Simulation of soybean growth and yield under northeastern Amazon climatic conditions
(2011-06) SOUZA, Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte de; FARIAS, José Renato Bouças; ABREU, José Paulo Mourão de Melo e; RIBEIRO, Aristides; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da; BOTELHO, Marcel do Nascimento; SOUSA, Adriano Marlisom Leão de
The objective of this work was to parameterize, calibrate, and validate a new version of the soybean growth and yield model developed by Sinclair, under natural field conditions in northeastern Amazon. The meteorological data and the values of soybean growth and leaf area were obtained from an agrometeorological experiment carried out in Paragominas, PA, Brazil, from 2006 to 2009. The climatic conditions during the experiment were very distinct, with a slight reduction in rainfall in 2007, due to the El Niño phenomenon. There was a reduction in the leaf area index (LAI) and in biomass production during this year, which was reproduced by the model. The simulation of the LAI had root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.55 to 0.82 m2 m-2, from 2006 to 2009. The simulation of soybean yield for independent data showed a RMSE of 198 kg ha‑1, i.e., an overestimation of 3%. The model was calibrated and validated for Amazonian climatic conditions, and can contribute positively to the improvement of the simulations of the impacts of land use change in the Amazon region. The modified version of the Sinclair model is able to adequately simulate leaf area formation, total biomass, and soybean yield, under northeastern Amazon climatic conditions.
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Solar radiation use efficiency by soybean under field conditions in the Amazon region
(2009-10) SOUZA, Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte de; RIBEIRO, Aristides; ROCHA, Edson José Paulino da; FARIAS, José Renato Bouças; LOUREIRO, Renata Silva de; BISPO, Carlos José Capela; SAMPAIO, Leila Sobral
The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of soybean (Glycine max) in intercepting and using solar radiation under natural field conditions, in the Amazon region, Brazil. The meteorological data and the values of soybean growth and leaf area were obtained from an agrometeorological experiment carried out in Paragominas, Pará state, during 2007 and 2008. The radiation use efficiency (RUE) was obtained from the ratio between the above-ground biomass production and the intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) accumulated to 99 and 95 days after sowing, in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Climatic conditions during the experiment were very distinct, with reduction in rainfall in 2007, which began during the soybean mid-cycle, due to the El Niño phenomenon. An important reduction in the leaf area index and biomass production was observed during 2007. Under natural field conditions in the Amazon region, the values of RUE were 1.46 and 1.99 g MJ-1 PAR in the 2007 and 2008 experiments, respectively. The probable reason for the differences found between these years might be associated to the water restriction in 2007 coupled with the higher air temperature and vapor pressure deficit, and also to the increase in the fraction of diffuse radiation that reached the land surface in 2008.
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Transpiração em espécie de grande porte na Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, Pará
(2007-04) COSTA, Rafael Ferreira da; SILVA, Vicente de Paulo Rodrigues da; RUIVO, Maria de Lourdes Pinheiro; MEIR, Patrick; COSTA, Antonio Carlos Lôla da; MALHI, Yadvinder Singh; BRAGA, Alan Pantoja; GONÇALVES, Paulo Henrique Lopes; SILVA JUNIOR, João de Athaydes
During the “Long-term of impact drought on water and carbon dioxide fluxes in Amazonian Tropical Rainforest Experiment” (ESECAFLOR), this study was carried out, which is a subproject of Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in Amazônia (LBA), located in the Ferreira Penna Scientific Station (FPSS) in the Caxiuanã National Forest (CNF) in Pará State (1o 42’ 30’’ S; 51o 31’45’’ W; 62 m altitude). The region has a well-preserved forest, with canopy of 35 m. The predominate tree species in the landscape are Eschweilera coriacea (White Matá-matá), Voucapoua americana (Acapu) and Protium pallidum (White Pitch). Sap flow measurements were made in the wet season (03-16 December 2000 and 12-25 January 2003), to evidence the effect of long term induced drought, aiming to determinate the transpiration of Eschweilera coriacea. The ESECAFLOR site consists of two different areas with 1 ha each. Plot A (control) and Plot B (rainfall exclusion). The Trunk Heat Balance (THB)method was applied to sap flow measurements, by Sap Flow Meter P4.1 system. Between analysed periods, the mean transpiration of E. Coriacea increased 56% in the tree A237 (control plot) and decreased 68% in B381 (drought plot)
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Variabilidade espacial do conforto térmico e a segregação social do espaço urbano na cidade de Belém, PA
(2013-12) SILVA JUNIOR, João de Athaydes; COSTA, Antonio Carlos Lôla da; PEZZUTI, Juarez Carlos Brito; COSTA, Rafael Ferreira da
This work contributes to the study of urban climate in Belém, PA, during the lesser rainy season, along with an analysis of social segregation issues on urban space. A campaign for collecting meteorological data during the lesser rainy season on the region was made. The data were used to calculate the thermal comfort index inside the neighborhoods and compare them with the characteristic social types in each neighborhood. The results indicated that the West and Central areas of the city were less comfortable, because they are more urbanized and have less vegetation than other areas, while the East and West areas were more comfortable, with more vegetated areas and predominance of low buildings. The analysis indicated that there is not a well-defined pattern between the neighborhoods social types and theirs thermal comfort conditions, because the surface characteristics are more significant to the local microclimate changes.