A cable-borne tram for atmospheric measurements along transects

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 462-473

  Oncley, Steven P ^a   Schwenz, K ^a   Burns, S P ^a   Sun, J ^a   Monson, R K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERIFLUX; ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS; CABLE SEGMENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; DOWNSLOPE; FOREST CANOPIES; NATURAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; SUBCANOPY; TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL STRUCTURES; WATER DRAINAGES; WIND VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CABLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SAMPLING; SENSOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 65549118338     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1158.1     Document Type: Article

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