Meso-scale eddies affect near-surface turbulent exchange: evidence from lidar and tower measurements

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Title:Main Title: Meso-scale eddies affect near-surface turbulent exchange: evidence from lidar and tower measurements
Description:Abstract: The eddy-covariance technique tends to underestimate the turbulent heat fluxes, which results in the non-closure of the surface energy balance. This study shows experimental evidence that meso-scale turbulent organized structures, which are inherently not captured by the standard eddy-covariance technique, can affect the near-surface turbulent exchange. Using a combined setup of three Doppler wind lidars above a cropland-dominated area in Germany, low-frequency turbulent structures were detected in the surface layer down to a few meters above ground. In addition, data from two micrometeorological stations in the study area were analyzed with respect to energy balance closure. In accordance with several previous studies, the data confirm a strong friction velocity dependence of the energy balance residual. At both stations, the energy balance residual was found to be positively correlated with the vertical moisture gradient in the lower atmospheric boundary layer, but at only one station with the temperature gradient. This indicates that meso-scale transport probably contributes more to the latent heat flux than to the sensible heat flux, but this depends largely on the measurement site. Moreover, flow distortion due to tower mountings and measurement devices affects the energy balance closure considerably for certain wind directions.
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Creators:Fabian Eder (Author), Marius Schmidt (Author), Damian Thomas (Author), Katja Träumner (Author)
Publisher:Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Publication Year:2014
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TR32 Topic:Atmosphere
Related Subproject:Z3
Subjects:Keywords: Energy Balance Closure, Eddy Covariance, Microwave Radiometer, LIDAR
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Filename:Eder_et_al_manuscript.docx
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Size:54 Pages
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Date:Updated: 12.09.2014
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Language:English
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Publication Status:Submitted
Review Status:Peer reviewed
Publication Type:Article
Article Type:Journal
Source:Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Volume:(submitted manuscript)
Number of Pages:54 (1 - 54)
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Metadata Creator:Marius Schmidt
Metadata Created:18.09.2014
Metadata Last Updated:18.09.2014
Subproject:Z3
Funding Phase:2
Metadata Language:English
Metadata Version:V50
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