N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61
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Surface flux measurements were made at selected sites within the FIFE area. Each surface flux station was capable of measuring the fluxes of net radiation, sensible heat, and latent heat. The Bowen ratio stations measured the soil heat flux as well. The surface flux and micrometeorological measurements available in this data set were collected from 15 locations within the FIFE study area between 1987 and 1989. Six automatic surface energy and radiation balance systems were operated continuously for 144 days from May 16 to October 16, 1987. Variables including net radiation, air temperature, vapor pressure and wind speed, were quite similar for the sites even though the sites were as much as 10 km apart and represented the four cardinal slopes and a top. The Bowen ratio was low during most of the season, increasing sharply toward the end of the season after a long dry spell. The average Bowen ratio was 0.35. About 72% of the available energy was converted into latent heat flux density. Since the data systems and instrumentation used were of similar design, the variability in results can be ascribed to treatment and locations. These results can be used to estimate the number of stations needed to represent a rolling prairie topography.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| The complementary relationship between actual and potential evaporation | Aminzadeh, Milad, Or, Dani | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature | |
| Equilibrium Evaporation and Positive Evaporation-Surface Temperature Relationships Across a Grassland | Qualls, Russell J., Wagstaff, Mark, Crago, Richard D. | Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone | |
| Sensible Heat Flux Estimation over the FIFE Site by Neural Networks. | Abareshi, Behzad, Schuepp, Peter H. | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Heat Flux, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Virtual Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation | |
| A two-source approach for estimating turbulent fluxes using multiple angle thermal infrared observations | Kustas, William P., Norman, John M. | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Canopy Transmittance, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Reflectance, Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthesis, Vegetation Species, Atmospheric Ozone | |
| Comparison of the Evaporative Fraction and the Priestley-Taylor for Parameterizing Daytime Evaporation | Crago, Richard D. | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Virtual Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Precipitation Amount, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Longwave Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation |