Observing local-scale variability of near-surface temperature and humidity using a wireless sensor network

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-41

  Lengfeld, Katharina ^a   Ament, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Field experiments; Humidity; Microscale processes variability; Surface temperature; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTION; COLD AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION OF THE ERROR; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GERMANY; LAND COVER; LOW WIND SPEED; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MICRO-SCALES; NEAR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SMALL AREA; SOIL VEGETATION ATMOSPHERES; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMIDITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84856154537     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-025.1     Document Type: Article

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