Multi-season eddy covariance observations of energy, water and carbon fluxes over a suburban area in Swindon, UK

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4645-4666

  Ward, H C ^a,b   Evans, J G ^a   Grimmond, C S B ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY FLUX; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER CONTENT;

ENGLAND; SWINDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877846713     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-4645-2013     Document Type: Article

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