Some Net-Radiation and Soil Thermal Diffusivity Measurements for the Port Moreby Area.

Abstract

Measurements of net-radiation and soil heat flux levels for February 1968 are presented and discussed. It. is believed these are the first direct measurements of these parameters to be obtained for Papua and New Guinea. By means of two measurements of soil heat flux at differing depths a value is obtained for the thermal diffusivity of the soil. This value is at the low end of the range of values quoted by other workers and needs checking by more direct methods.