Aircraft-Based Flux Density Measurements

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Abstract

Thiso chapter presents aircraft-based methods of measuring the flux densities of sensible and latent heat, carbon dioxide, ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, and other trace gases. The main techniques and sensors that are used to measure flux densities with an aircraft are briefly described. Factors that affect the accuracy of those flux density measurements are discussed, including analysis techniques, run lengths, sampling heights, surface and environmental conditions, and data quality assessment. The use of aircraft-based flux density measurements to evaluate the representativeness of tower-based flux measurements is examined. The versatility of aircraft to act as sensor platforms under a wide range of conditions is demonstrated using several interesting examples. Future potential research directions are mentioned.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Handbooks
EditorsThomas Foken
PublisherSpringer
Pages1321-1346
Number of pages26
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Peer-reviewedNo

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Scopus 85088151237
Mendeley 4bcc570c-cbf6-3a09-a972-127ee02bfb00

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Keywords

  • aircraft-based fluxes, eddy-covariance technique, five-hole probe, relaxed eddy-accumulation technique, wavelet covariance