The evaluation of flux aggregation methods using aircraft measurements in the surface layer

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 98-99, Issue , 1999, Pages 121-143

  Frech, Michael ^a   Jochum, Anne ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft measurements; Bulk aerodynamic relationship; Flux aggregation; Heterogeneous land surface; Turbulent fluxes

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOREAL FOREST; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0033621422     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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