Footprints in Micrometeorology and Ecology
Authors: Leclerc, Monique Y., Foken, Thomas
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- Models and application overview
- Description of methods and models used to date
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How to interpret meteorological measurements made at a given level over a surface with regard to characteristic properties such as roughness, albedo, heat, moisture, carbon dioxide, and other gases is an old question which goes back to the very beginnings of modern micrometeorology. It is made even more challenging when it is unclear whether these measurements are only valid for this point/region and precisely describe the conditions there, or if they are also influenced by surrounding areas. After 50 years of field experiments, it has become both apparent and problematic that meteorological measurements are influenced from surfaces on the windward side. As such, extending these measurements for inhomogeneous experimental sites requires a quantitative understanding of these influences. When combined with atmospheric transport models similar to air pollution models, the ‘footprint’ concept – a fundamental approach introduced roughly 20 years ago – provides us with information on whether or not the condition of upwind site homogeneity is fulfilled. Since these first models, the development of more scientifically based versions, validation experiments and applications has advanced rapidly. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of these developments, to analyze present deficits, to describe applications and to advance this topic at the forefront of micrometeorological research.
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History and Definition
Pages 1-20
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Surface-Layer Properties and Parameterizations
Pages 21-70
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Classification of Footprint Models
Pages 71-102
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Footprint Studies
Pages 103-144
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Model Validation
Pages 145-158
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Footprints in Micrometeorology and Ecology
- Authors
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- Monique Y. Leclerc
- Thomas Foken
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-54545-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-54545-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-54544-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-50000-2
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 239
- Number of Illustrations
- 76 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
- Topics
