Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization

This paper presents the conceptualization, methodological adjustment and experimental application of the micrometeorological technique eddy covariance - EC, to measure energy, water vapor and CO2 fluxes in two coffee agroecosystems: the first under full sunlight, and the second under shade, both with equatorial Andean hillslope conditions. With a footprint and fetch calculation, the required distance from the edge of the field in the prevailing wind direction to the EC tower is three times higher under shade than full sun. The shaded agroecosystem reached maximum average carbon fixation rates of 21.26 ± 2.469 μmolCO2.m-2s-1 ( = 0.05) (61% higher than under 100% sunlight) which gives a high carbon sink capacity to the association of coffee plants with shading Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan L). The average evapotranspiration rate was 2.33 ± 0.0102 mm.d-1 ( = 0.05) and 2.08 ± 0.00732 mm.d-1 under shade and 100% sunlight, respectively. The proportion of net radiation that reached the soil was 2% under shade and 4% under 100% sunlight. Likewise, the soil energy loss during the night was lower under shade, indicating less day-night temperature range in the latter agroecosystem. The methodological adjustment and the results of this first work using EC in Colombian coffee plantations, contribute to the development of reliable research regarding gas and energy exchanges between the atmosphere and ecosystems in conditions of the equatorial Andean hillslope.

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Main Authors: Castaño Marín, Angela María, Riaño Herrera, Nestor Miguel, Peña Quiñones, Andrés Javier, Ramirez Builes, Víctor Hugo, Valencia Salazar, Arley, Figueroa Casas, Apolinar, Góez Vinasco, Gerardo Antonio
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spelling oai:www.revistas.unal.edu.co:article-525432024-02-23T16:04:32Z Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization Castaño Marín, Angela María Riaño Herrera, Nestor Miguel Peña Quiñones, Andrés Javier Ramirez Builes, Víctor Hugo Valencia Salazar, Arley Figueroa Casas, Apolinar Góez Vinasco, Gerardo Antonio Agroecosystem coffee Andean hillslope eddy covariance energy fluxes gas exchange Ecosystem services ecology plan echophysiology natural sciences This paper presents the conceptualization, methodological adjustment and experimental application of the micrometeorological technique eddy covariance - EC, to measure energy, water vapor and CO2 fluxes in two coffee agroecosystems: the first under full sunlight, and the second under shade, both with equatorial Andean hillslope conditions. With a footprint and fetch calculation, the required distance from the edge of the field in the prevailing wind direction to the EC tower is three times higher under shade than full sun. The shaded agroecosystem reached maximum average carbon fixation rates of 21.26 ± 2.469 μmolCO2.m-2s-1 ( = 0.05) (61% higher than under 100% sunlight) which gives a high carbon sink capacity to the association of coffee plants with shading Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan L). The average evapotranspiration rate was 2.33 ± 0.0102 mm.d-1 ( = 0.05) and 2.08 ± 0.00732 mm.d-1 under shade and 100% sunlight, respectively. The proportion of net radiation that reached the soil was 2% under shade and 4% under 100% sunlight. Likewise, the soil energy loss during the night was lower under shade, indicating less day-night temperature range in the latter agroecosystem. The methodological adjustment and the results of this first work using EC in Colombian coffee plantations, contribute to the development of reliable research regarding gas and energy exchanges between the atmosphere and ecosystems in conditions of the equatorial Andean hillslope. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Palmira 2017-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Experimental application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/52543 10.15446/acag.v66n1.52543 Acta Agronómica; Vol. 66 No. 1 (2017); 27 - 34 Acta Agronómica; Vol. 66 Núm. 1 (2017); 27 - 34 Acta Agronómica; v. 66 n. 1 (2017); 27 - 34 2323-0118 0120-2812 eng spa https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/52543/57147 https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/52543/61198 Derechos de autor 2017 Acta Agronómica https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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author Castaño Marín, Angela María
Riaño Herrera, Nestor Miguel
Peña Quiñones, Andrés Javier
Ramirez Builes, Víctor Hugo
Valencia Salazar, Arley
Figueroa Casas, Apolinar
Góez Vinasco, Gerardo Antonio
spellingShingle Castaño Marín, Angela María
Riaño Herrera, Nestor Miguel
Peña Quiñones, Andrés Javier
Ramirez Builes, Víctor Hugo
Valencia Salazar, Arley
Figueroa Casas, Apolinar
Góez Vinasco, Gerardo Antonio
Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
author_facet Castaño Marín, Angela María
Riaño Herrera, Nestor Miguel
Peña Quiñones, Andrés Javier
Ramirez Builes, Víctor Hugo
Valencia Salazar, Arley
Figueroa Casas, Apolinar
Góez Vinasco, Gerardo Antonio
author_sort Castaño Marín, Angela María
title Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
title_short Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
title_full Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
title_fullStr Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
title_full_unstemmed Energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in Andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
title_sort energy, water vapor and carbon fluxes in andean agroecosystems: conceptualization and methodological standardization
description This paper presents the conceptualization, methodological adjustment and experimental application of the micrometeorological technique eddy covariance - EC, to measure energy, water vapor and CO2 fluxes in two coffee agroecosystems: the first under full sunlight, and the second under shade, both with equatorial Andean hillslope conditions. With a footprint and fetch calculation, the required distance from the edge of the field in the prevailing wind direction to the EC tower is three times higher under shade than full sun. The shaded agroecosystem reached maximum average carbon fixation rates of 21.26 ± 2.469 μmolCO2.m-2s-1 ( = 0.05) (61% higher than under 100% sunlight) which gives a high carbon sink capacity to the association of coffee plants with shading Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan L). The average evapotranspiration rate was 2.33 ± 0.0102 mm.d-1 ( = 0.05) and 2.08 ± 0.00732 mm.d-1 under shade and 100% sunlight, respectively. The proportion of net radiation that reached the soil was 2% under shade and 4% under 100% sunlight. Likewise, the soil energy loss during the night was lower under shade, indicating less day-night temperature range in the latter agroecosystem. The methodological adjustment and the results of this first work using EC in Colombian coffee plantations, contribute to the development of reliable research regarding gas and energy exchanges between the atmosphere and ecosystems in conditions of the equatorial Andean hillslope.
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