Estimating random errors of eddy covariance data: An extended two-tower approach

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 171-172, Issue , 2013, Pages 203-219

  Kessomkiat, Wittaya ^a   Franssen, Harrie Jan Hendricks ^a   Graf, Alexander ^a   Vereecken, Harry ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Eddy covariance; Energy balance closure; Measurement error; Random error

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAND SURFACE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TURBULENCE; VEGETATION TYPE;

HOWLAND; ITALY; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874269185     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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