ESTIMATION OF GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE (GST) FROM METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS IN MAIDUGURI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Ali Gabchia
Department of Physics
Kashim Ibrahim College of Education Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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ABSTRACT
The monthly and annual data averages of Ground Surface Temperature (GST) were estimated from the daily records of air temperature recorded at meteorological station in Maiduguri International Airport. The mean air temperature and ground surface temperature (GST) at the station was estimated to be 36.5±3oC and 36.5±18oC respectively. The variation of month-wise ground surface temperature (GST) estimates which vary between 24.4±0.4oC and 28.0±0oC is noted to follow the general weather pattern.