Eddy-covariance flux measurements with a weight-shift microlight aircraft

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1699-1717

  Metzger, S ^a,b,c   Junkermann, W ^a   Mauder, M ^a   Beyrich, F ^d   Butterbach Bahl, K ^a   Schmid, H P ^a   Foken, T ^e  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK   (United States)

^d DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; EDDY COVARIANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; PRECISION; WIND MEASUREMENT;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY; LINDENBERG;

EID: 84880601895     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-1699-2012     Document Type: Article

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