Table 1. Meteorological and energy-balance sensors, locations, and data acquisition characteristics at eddy‑covariance sites.
[Abbreviations: Bul, bulrush site; m, meters; Mix, mixed site; m
3
, cubic meters; m
-3
, per cubic meter; mm, millimeters; m s
-1
; meters per second; W m
-2
, watts per square meter; °, degrees; °C, degrees Celsius]
Variable
measured
and units | Sensor make
and model | Sensor height
above land surface
(m) | Scan
interval
(s) | Summary
statistic
(s) | Net radiation (Rn), W m-2 | Kipp and Zonen CNR1 | Bul: 3.05; Mix: 3.28 | 1 | Mean | Soil heat flux (G), W m-2 | Radiation and Energy
Balance Systems HFT3 | Bul: -0.02; Mix: -0.02 | 1 | Mean | Wind speed (Ucup), m s-1 | RM Young 03011 | Bul: 3.81; Mix: 3.91 | 1 | Mean | Wind direction (WD), ° | RM Young 03011 | Bul: 3.81; Mix: 3.91 | 1 | Mean, standard deviation | Soil water content (θ),
m3 water m-3 soil | Campbell Scientific CS616 | Bul: 0 to -0.3 integrated
Mix: 0 to -0.3 integrated | 1,800 | Sample | Rainfall (R), (mm) | Texas Electronics 525MM | Bul: 3.22; Mix: 3.56 | 1 | Total | Air temperature (Ta), °C | Vaisalla HMP45C | Bul: 3.73; Mix: 3.91 | 0.1 | Mean | Relative humidity (RH), percent | Vaisalla HMP45C | Bul: 3.73; Mix: 3.91 | 0.1 | Mean | Water temperature (Tw), °C | Onset Tidbit v2 | Bul: 0.01, 0.27, 0.52,
water surface
Mix: 0.01, 0.27,
0.52,
water surface | 4 | Mean |
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First posted March 4, 2013
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