Ultrasonic anemometer angle of attack errors under turbulent conditions

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 162-163, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-26

  Nakai, Taro ^a   Shimoyama, Kou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angle of attack dependent error; Eddy covariance; Turbulent condition; Ultrasonic anemometer

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANEMOMETER; CORRECTION; EDDY COVARIANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MEADOW; TUNNEL; ULTRASONICS; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84860609708     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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