On the discrepancy between eddy covariance and lysimetry-based surface flux measurements under strongly advective conditions

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-78

  Alfieri, Joseph G ^a   Kustas, William P ^a   Prueger, John H ^b   Hipps, Lawrence E ^c   Evett, Steven R ^d   Basara, Jeffrey B ^e   Neale, Christopher M U ^f   French, Andrew N ^b   Colaizzi, Paul ^d   Agam, Nurit ^g   Cosh, Michael H ^a   Chavez, José L ^h   Howell, Terry A ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f Utah State University   (United States)

^g VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^h Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Advection; Eddy covariance; Evapotranspiration; Lysimetry; Surface energy flux; Surface heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DRY AIR; EDDY COVARIANCE; EDDY COVARIANCE SYSTEMS; FLUX DIVERGENCES; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; IRRIGATED COTTON; LYSIMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MICROMETEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; MODEL VALIDATION; SURFACE ENERGY BUDGET; SURFACE ENERGY FLUXES; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE HETEROGENEITIES; UNDERLYING CAUSE;

ADVECTION; COTTON; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MEASUREMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER SUPPLY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADVECTION; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HETEROGENEITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LYSIMETER; MICROMETEOROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY FLUX; IRRIGATION; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; SURFACE ENERGY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84870455429     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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