Modeling seasonal surface temperature variations in secondary tropical dry forests

This research paper analyzes seasonal land surface temperature (LST) variations across three successional stages of a secondary tropical dry forest in Costa Rica's Santa Rosa National Park from July 2013 to July 2016, concluding that precipitation is the primary driver of LST variations.

• Land surface temperature (LST) at Santa Rosa National Park exhibited significant seasonal variation, with temperatures during the dry season being 15–20 K higher than those during the wet season.
• LST varies by successional stage during the middle of the dry season, with early successional stages being approximately 6–8 K warmer than intermediate stages and 9–10 K warmer than late successional stages; however, this difference narrows to 0–1 K by the end of the wet season.
• While leaf phenology and canopy architecture explain most LST variations, precipitation is the ultimate determinant of these variations, acting through both biogeophysical processes (evapotranspiration) and biogeochemical processes (leaf phenology).

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Modeling seasonal surface temperature variations in secondary tropical dry forests. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/modeling-seasonal-surface-temperature-variations-in-secondary-tropical-dry-forests/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Modeling seasonal surface temperature variations in secondary tropical dry forests. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/modeling-seasonal-surface-temperature-variations-in-secondary-tropical-dry-forests/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025modeling, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Modeling seasonal surface temperature variations in secondary tropical dry forests}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/modeling-seasonal-surface-temperature-variations-in-secondary-tropical-dry-forests/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }