Gap-filling missing data in eddy covariance measurements using multiple imputation (MI) for annual estimations

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 93-111

  Hui, Dafeng ^a   Wan, Shiqiang ^a   Su, Bo ^a   Katul, Gabriel ^b   Monson, Russell ^c   Luo, Yiqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance; Latent heat; Missing data; Multiple imputation; Net ecosystem carbon exchange; Regression analysis; Sensible heat

Indexed keywords

EDDY COVARIANCE; GAP DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346040111     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(03)00158-8     Document Type: Article

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