Qnet_Gates: Net Energy Exchange Between an Animal and the Environment

In TrenchR: Tools for Microclimate and Biophysical Ecology

Net Energy Exchange Between an Animal and the Environment

Description

The function estimates the net energy exchange (W) between an animal and the environment. The function follows \insertCiteGates1980;textualTrenchR and others.

Usage

Qnet_Gates(Qabs, Qemit, Qconv, Qcond, Qmet, Qevap)

Arguments

Qabs	numeric solar radiation absorbed (W).
Qemit	numeric thermal radiation emitted (W).
Qconv	numeric energy exchange due to convection; Energy exchange from an animal to its surrounding environment (air or water) (W).
Qcond	numeric energy exchange due to conduction; Energy exchange from animal to a surface if they are in contact (W).
Qmet	numeric energy emitted due to metabolism (W).
Qevap	numeric energy emitted due to evaporative water loss (W).

Value

numeric net energy exchange (W).

References

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See Also

Other biophysical models: Grashof_number_Gates(), Grashof_number(), Nusselt_from_Grashof(), Nusselt_from_Reynolds(), Nusselt_number(), Prandtl_number(), Qconduction_animal(), Qconduction_substrate(), Qconvection(), Qemitted_thermal_radiation(), Qevaporation(), Qmetabolism_from_mass_temp(), Qmetabolism_from_mass(), Qradiation_absorbed(), Qthermal_radiation_absorbed(), Reynolds_number(), T_sky(), Tb_CampbellNorman(), Tb_Gates2(), Tb_Gates(), Tb_butterfly(), Tb_grasshopper(), Tb_limpetBH(), Tb_limpet(), Tb_lizard_Fei(), Tb_lizard(), Tb_mussel(), Tb_salamander_humid(), Tb_snail(), Tbed_mussel(), Tsoil(), actual_vapor_pressure(), boundary_layer_resistance(), external_resistance_to_water_vapor_transfer(), free_or_forced_convection(), heat_transfer_coefficient_approximation(), heat_transfer_coefficient_simple(), heat_transfer_coefficient(), saturation_vapor_pressure(), saturation_water_vapor_pressure()

Examples

Qnet_Gates(Qabs  = 500,
           Qemit = 10, 
           Qconv = 100, 
           Qcond = 100, 
           Qmet  = 10, 
           Qevap = 5)

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