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Options to correct local turbulent flux measurements for large-scale fluxes using an approach based on large-eddy simulation

Mauder, Matthias; Ibrom, Andreas; Wanner, Luise; De Roo, Frederik; Brugger, Peter; Kiese, Ralf ORCID iD icon; Pilegaard, Kim

Abstract:

The eddy-covariance method provides the most direct estimates for fluxes between ecosystems and the atmosphere. However, dispersive fluxes can occur in the presence of secondary circulations, which can inherently not be captured by such single-tower measurements. In this study, we present options to correct local flux measurements for such large-scale transport based on a non-local parametric model that has been developed from a set of idealized large-eddy simulations. This method is tested for three real-world sites (DK-Sor, DE-Fen, and DE-Gwg), representing typical conditions in the mid-latitudes with different measurement heights, different terrain complexities, and different landscape-scale heterogeneities. Two ways to determine the boundary-layer height, which is a necessary input variable for modelling the dispersive fluxes, are applied, which are either based on operational radio soundings and local in situ measurements for the flat sites or from backscatter-intensity profiles obtained from co-located ceilometers for the two sites in complex terrain. The adjusted total fluxes are evaluated by assessing the improvement in energy balance closure and by comparing the resulting latent heat fluxes with evapotranspiration rates from nearby lysimeters. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000141885
Veröffentlicht am 16.01.2022
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-7835-2021
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IMK-IFU)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 16.12.2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1867-1381, 1867-8548
KITopen-ID: 1000141885
HGF-Programm 12.11.11 (POF IV, LK 01) Urban Climate and Air Quality
Erschienen in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Verlag Copernicus Publications
Band 14
Heft 12
Seiten 7835-7850
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