Ground-based optical measurements at European flux sites: A review of methods, instruments and current controversies

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 7954-7981

  Balzarolo, Manuela ^a   Anderson, Karen ^b   Nichol, Caroline ^c   Rossini, Micol ^d   Vescovo, Loris ^e   Arriga, Nicola ^a   Wohlfahrt, Georg ^f   Calvet, Jean Christophe ^g   Carrara, Arnaud ^h   Cerasoli, Sofia ⁱ   Cogliati, Sergio ^d   Daumard, Fabrice ^j   Eklundh, Lars ^k   Elbers, Jan A ^l   Evrendilek, Fatih ^m   Handcock, Rebecca N ⁿ   Kaduk, Jörg ^o   Klumpp, Katja ^p   Longdoz, Bernard ^q   Matteucci, Giorgio ^r   Meroni, Michele ^d,s   Montagnani, Lenoardo ^t,u   Ourcival, Jean Marc ^v   Sánchez Cañete, Enrique P ^w   Pontailler, Jean Yves ^x   Juszczak, Radoslaw ^y   Scholes, Bob ^z   Pilar Martin M ^aa   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^g CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^h FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

ⁱ INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^j ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^k LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^l WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^m ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁿ CSIRO   (Australia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^p French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

^q LERFoB   (France)

^r CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^s JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^t Forest Services and Agency for the Environment   (Italy)

^u FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^v CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^w INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^x CNRS   (France)

^y POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^z DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^aa INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

European flux networks; Optical measurements; Protocol standardisation; Sensors

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TIME;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BIOPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIGHT; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052142674     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s11087954     Document Type: Review

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