Using sonic anemometer temperature to measure sensible heat flux in strong winds

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2095-2111

  Burns, S P ^a,c   Horst, T W ^a   Jacobsen, L ^b   Blanken, P D ^c   Monson, R K ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; CALIBRATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE ENERGY; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84871452727     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-2095-2012     Document Type: Article

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