Revised eddy covariance flux calculation methodologies-effect on urban energy balance

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nordbo, Annika ^a   Järvi, Leena ^a   Vesala, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance; Energy balance; Flux error; Flux uncertainty; Urban

Indexed keywords

EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; ERROR CORRECTION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NET RADIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84863861942     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.18184     Document Type: Article

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