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Evaluation of CO2, water vapor, and their turbulent exchange rates with an airborne open-path infrared gas analyzer
Author(s): Werner K. Graber; Markus Furger
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Paper Abstract

The methodology of evaluating the exchange rates of CO2 and water vapor between vegetation and the atmosphere is presented. The two gases are measured with a short open path, fast responding infrared absorption gas analyzer. To determine the turbulent fluxes due to large scale eddies, high resolution wind measurements are obtained with a five-hole pressure sonde and a fast GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. Measurements taken over Monte Bodone near Trento, Italy, a plateau in the Alps, are evaluated. The CO2 and water vapor budgets for the air layer above a few square kilometers were calculated and exchange rates for H2O and CO2 with the vegetation were estimated.

Paper Details

Date Published: 16 September 1999
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 3821, Environmental Sensing and Applications, (16 September 1999); doi: 10.1117/12.364176
Show Author Affiliations
Werner K. Graber, Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)
Markus Furger, Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)


Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3821:
Environmental Sensing and Applications
Michel R. Carleer; Moira Hilton; Torsten Lamp; Rainer Reuter; George M. Russwurm; Klaus Schaefer; Konradin Weber; Klaus C. H. Weitkamp; Jean-Pierre Wolf; Ljuba Woppowa, Editor(s)

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