John Aitken proved many years ago, that real dew rises as vapour from the ground and condenses on cold surfaces near the ground. This may be observed on plantain or dandelion leaves growing, for example, on a hard gravel path; the hard material loses its heat slowly during the night and, though there is no visible condensation, moisture continues to rise. The leaves will radiate their heat after sundown from the upper surface and moisture will deposit on the under surface only.
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Skip to content. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Encyclopedic Entry Vocabulary. Dew is the moisture that forms as a result of condensation. Condensation is the process a material undergoes as it changes from a gas to a liquid. Dew is the result of water changing from a vapor to a liquid.
Dew forms as temperatures drop and objects cool down. The canopy temperature is measured using infrared thermal radiometers IR radiometers mounted on the towers at each site. IR measurements are taken at different levels of the tower up through the canopy.
Dew frequency for each site was extrapolated based on the sensor data. The method was previously validated by comparing sensor data with direct observation of dew formation, which provided a high level of confidence that dew formation could be inferred from these indirect measurements. The study looked at data from 11 grassland ecosystems and 19 forest ecosystems over a two-year period from to Dew yield can be estimated based on the duration of dew-producing conditions. Dew formed most frequently at the canopy top in grasslands and at lower levels of the canopy in forests.
The study demonstrated how dew formation, direction and yield can be estimated from in situ sensor data. These methods will enable researchers to look at dew formation on scales not easily achieved using traditional observational methods, which require researchers to directly observe and collect dew on site. This is the first study to look at dew formation using sensor data at a continental scale. As temperatures warm and precipitation patterns change in many regions, dew formation could play an increasingly important role in ecosystems.
Climate change models predict an increase in drought frequency and intensity in many parts of the U. Dew may help plants survive these changing climate conditions. He is now taking his own research further with a study focused on the interrelationships between rainfall, dew formation and moisture in the air.
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