Estimating uncertainties in individual eddy covariance flux measurements: A comparison of methods and a proposed new method

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 394-405

  Billesbach, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Covariance; Eddy correlation; Flux uncertainties; Scalar fluxes; Variance

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EDDY COVARIANCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651417378     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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