Micrometeorology

Micrometeorology
Author: Thomas Foken
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 422
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 3031475267

Handbook of Micrometeorology

Handbook of Micrometeorology
Author: Xuhui Lee
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2006-01-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402022654

The Handbook of Micrometeorology is the most up-to-date reference for micrometeorological issues and methods related to the eddy covariance technique for estimating mass and energy exchange between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere. It provides useful insight for interpreting estimates of mass and energy exchange and understanding the role of the terrestrial biosphere in global environmental change.

Introduction to Micrometeorology

Introduction to Micrometeorology
Author: Paul S. Arya
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 1989-01-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080959822

This up-to-date textbook is highly recommended for introductory courses offered at undergraduate and graduate levels. Coverage begins with basic fluid and thermodynamical laws and concepts, then moves on to cover such major topics as momentum and heat exchanges with homogeneous surfaces, nonhomogeneous boundary layers, fundamentals of turbulence, and more. This book introduces the reader to theoretical concepts and quantitative relations through qualitative descriptions based upon observations.

Principles of Environmental Physics

Principles of Environmental Physics
Author: John Monteith
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1990-02-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780713129311

Thoroughly revised and up-dated edition of a highly successful textbook.

Handbook of Micrometeorology

Handbook of Micrometeorology
Author: Xuhui Lee
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2004-10-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781402022647

The Handbook of Micrometeorology is the most up-to-date reference for micrometeorological issues and methods related to the eddy covariance technique for estimating mass and energy exchange between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere. It provides useful insight for interpreting estimates of mass and energy exchange and understanding the role of the terrestrial biosphere in global environmental change.

Footprints in Micrometeorology and Ecology

Footprints in Micrometeorology and Ecology
Author: Monique Y. Leclerc
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783662500002

How to interpret meteorological measurements made at a given level over a surface with regard to characteristic properties such as roughness, albedo, heat, moisture, carbon dioxide, and other gases is an old question which goes back to the very beginnings of modern micrometeorology. It is made even more challenging when it is unclear whether these measurements are only valid for this point/region and precisely describe the conditions there, or if they are also influenced by surrounding areas. After 50 years of field experiments, it has become both apparent and problematic that meteorological measurements are influenced from surfaces on the windward side. As such, extending these measurements for inhomogeneous experimental sites requires a quantitative understanding of these influences. When combined with atmospheric transport models similar to air pollution models, the ‘footprint’ concept – a fundamental approach introduced roughly 20 years ago – provides us with information on whether or not the condition of upwind site homogeneity is fulfilled. Since these first models, the development of more scientifically based versions, validation experiments and applications has advanced rapidly. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of these developments, to analyze present deficits, to describe applications and to advance this topic at the forefront of micrometeorological research.

An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology

An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology
Author: Roland B. Stull
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 688
Release: 1988-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789027727695

Part of the excitement in boundary-layer meteorology is the challenge associated with turbulent flow - one of the unsolved problems in classical physics. An additional attraction of the filed is the rich diversity of topics and research methods that are collected under the umbrella-term of boundary-layer meteorology. The flavor of the challenges and the excitement associated with the study of the atmospheric boundary layer are captured in this textbook. Fundamental concepts and mathematics are presented prior to their use, physical interpretations of the terms in equations are given, sample data are shown, examples are solved, and exercises are included. The work should also be considered as a major reference and as a review of the literature, since it includes tables of parameterizatlons, procedures, filed experiments, useful constants, and graphs of various phenomena under a variety of conditions. It is assumed that the work will be used at the beginning graduate level for students with an undergraduate background in meteorology, but the author envisions, and has catered for, a heterogeneity in the background and experience of his readers.

The Climate Near the Ground

The Climate Near the Ground
Author: Rudolf Geiger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780742555600

This revised and updated edition of Rudolf Geiger's classic text provides a clear and vivid description of the surface microclimate, its physical basis, and its interactions with the biosphere. The book explains the principles of microclimatology and illustrates how they apply to a wide array of subfields. Those new to the field will find it especially valuable as a guide to understanding and quantifying the vast and ever-increasing literature on the subject. Designed as an introductory text for students in environmental science, this book will also be an essential reference for scientists seeking a clear understanding of the nature and physical basis of the climate near the ground, and its interactions with the biosphere.

Eddy Covariance

Eddy Covariance
Author: Marc Aubinet
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2012-01-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400723504

This highly practical handbook is an exhaustive treatment of eddy covariance measurement that will be of keen interest to scientists who are not necessarily specialists in micrometeorology. The chapters cover measuring fluxes using eddy covariance technique, from the tower installation and system dimensioning to data collection, correction and analysis. With a state-of-the-art perspective, the authors examine the latest techniques and address the most up-to-date methods for data processing and quality control. The chapters provide answers to data treatment problems including data filtering, footprint analysis, data gap filling, uncertainty evaluation, and flux separation, among others. The authors cover the application of measurement techniques in different ecosystems such as forest, crops, grassland, wetland, lakes and rivers, and urban areas, highlighting peculiarities, specific practices and methods to be considered. The book also covers what to do when you have all your data, summarizing the objectives of a database as well as using case studies of the CarboEurope and FLUXNET databases to demonstrate the way they should be maintained and managed. Policies for data use, exchange and publication are also discussed and proposed. This one compendium is a valuable source of information on eddy covariance measurement that allows readers to make rational and relevant choices in positioning, dimensioning, installing and maintaining an eddy covariance site; collecting, treating, correcting and analyzing eddy covariance data; and scaling up eddy flux measurements to annual scale and evaluating their uncertainty.