Dis-aggregation of airborne flux measurements using footprint analysis

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 150, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 966-983

  Hutjes, R W A ^a   Vellinga, O S ^a   Gioli, B ^b   Miglietta, F ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne measurements; Dis aggregation; Footprint models; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOOTPRINT; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SPATIAL VARIATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77954817990     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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