Accuracy of soil heat flux plate measurements in coarse substrates - Field measurements versus a laboratory test

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 109-114

  Weber, S ^a   Graf, A ^b   Heusinkveld, B G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FIELD METHOD; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LABORATORY METHOD; SOIL TEST; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 34247186468     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-006-0256-2     Document Type: Article

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