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A comparison of surface sensible and latent heat fluxes from aircraft and surface measurements in fife 1987
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smith, Eric A. Kelly, Robert D. Macpherson, J. Ian |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat over a tall-grass prairie in central Kansas, as measured by 22 surface stations during FIFE 1987, are compared with values gained indirectly by linear extrapolation of aircraft-measured flux profiles to the surface. The results of 33 such comparisons covering the period 26 June to 13 October 1987 indicate that the sensible heat flux profiles were generally more linear with less scatter in the measurements at each level than were the latent heat flux profiles, the profile extrapolations of sensible heat flux in general underestimate the surface averages by about 30 percent, with slightly better agreement during periods of small flux, and the profile extrapolations of latent heat flux in general underestimate the surface averages by about 15 percent, with overestimates during periods of small fluxes (dry conditions) and overestimates during periods of large fluxes (moist conditions). Possible origins of the differences between the two sets of measurements are discussed, as directions for further research. |
| File Size | 665305 |
| Page Count | 19 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910002823 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0jt4k28b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery Temperature Measurement Latent Heat Grasslands Aircraft Instruments Kansas Remote Sensing Heat Flux Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
