Carbon dynamics of a warm season turfgrass using the eddy-covariance technique

Ergodicity test of the eddy-covariance technique

The ergodic hypothesis is a basic hypothesis typically invoked in atmospheric surface layer (ASL) experiments. The ergodic theorem of stationary random processes is introduced to analyse and verify the ergodicity of atmospheric turbulence measured using the eddy-covariance technique with two sets of field observational data. The results show that the ergodicity of atmospheric turbulence in atmo...

Assessing the Eddy Covariance Technique for Evaluating the Carbon Balance of Ecosystems

Assessing Ecosystem Carbon Balance: Problems and Prospects of the Eddy Covariance Technique

Multi-season eddy covariance observations of energy, water and carbon fluxes over a suburban area in Swindon, UK

Eddy covariance measurements of the turbulent sensible heat, latent heat and carbon dioxide fluxes for 12 months (2011–2012) are reported for the first time for a suburban area in the UK. The results from Swindon are comparable to suburban studies of similar surface cover elsewhere but reveal large seasonal variability. Energy partitioning favours turbulent sensible heat during summer (midday B...

Using Eddy Covariance Sensors to Quantify Carbon Metabolism of Peatlands: A Case Study in Turkey

Net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) was measured in a cool temperate peatland in northwestern Turkey on a continuous basis using eddy covariance (EC) sensors and multiple (non-)linear regression-M(N)LR-models. Our results showed that hourly NEE varied between -1.26 and 1.06 mg CO(2) m(-2) s(-1), with a mean value of 0.11 mg CO(2) m(-2) s(-1). Nighttime ecosystem respiration (...