The energy balance closure problem: An overview

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1351-1367

  Foken, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio; Carbon dioxide flux; Energy balance closure; Energy storage; Latent heat flux; Net radiation; Scalar similarity; Sensible heat flux; Soil heat flux; Turbulent flux

Indexed keywords

BOWEN RATIO; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY BALANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; NET RADIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSOR; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIR; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY TRANSFER; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANTS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 41349103549     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0922.1     Document Type: Article

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