Choosing the averaging interval for comparison of observed and modeled fluxes along aircraft transects over a heterogeneous surface

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-195

  LeMone, Margaret A ^a   Grossman, Robert L ^b   Chen, Fei ^a   Ikeda, Kyoko ^a   Yates, David ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; ENERGY BALANCE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0037931839     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2003)4<179:CTAIFC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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