Leigh, AndreaSevanto, SBall, MarilynClose, JohnEllsworth, David SKnight, C ANicotra, AdrienneVogel, S2015-12-100028-646Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/63881• Transient lulls in air movement are rarely measured, but can cause leaf temperature to rise rapidly to critical levels. The high heat capacity of thick leaves can damp this rapid change in temperature. However, little is known about the extent to whicKeywords: absorption; damage; desert; environmental stress; heat capacity; leaf morphology; numerical model; survival; temperature effect; temperature profile; transpiration; wind velocity; absorption; article; biological model; desert climate; evapotranspiration; Desert plants; Heat stress; Leaf temperature; Leaf thickness; Thermal damage; Time constant; Wind speed201210.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04058.x2016-02-24