Calculation of area-averaged fluxes: Application to BOREAS

Authors
Mahrt, L Vickers, D Sun, JL McCaughey, JH
Citation
L. Mahrt et al., Calculation of area-averaged fluxes: Application to BOREAS, J APPL MET, 40(5), 2001, pp. 915-920
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY
ISSN journal
08948763 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
915 - 920
Database
ISI
SICI code
0894-8763(2001)40:5<915:COAFAT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This study estimates area-averaged fluxes over the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosph ere Study (BOREAS) region using tower and aircraft data. The dependence of the area-averaged flux on various assumptions and external flow characteris tics is examined.