Design of the AmeriFlux portable eddy covariance system and uncertainty analysis of carbon measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1389-1406

  Ocheltree, Troy W ^a   Loescher, H W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA PROCESSING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; PORTABLE EDDY COVARIANCE SYSTEM;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA PROCESSING; METEOROLOGY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DATA PROCESSING; EDDY COVARIANCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548659142     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2064.1     Document Type: Article

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