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 study area. Each surface flux station was capable of measuring the fluxes of net radiation, sensible heat, and latent heat. The Eddy Correlation Surface Flux Observations (UK) Data Set contains surface flux and micrometeorological measurements collected from one location in the southwest quadrant of the FIFE study area. This location was grazed and had a gentle downhill slope to the southwest. Data were collected daily from May 14 - October 18, 1987, and from July 21 - August 16, 1989. The output from the Hydra sensors is sampled at 10 Hz and processed in real time to give hourly averages of sensible and latent heat flux and the friction velocity. The hourly mean values of net radiation, temperature, and of vapor pressure, provided in this data are a synthesis of the best measurements available for this site. The temperature measurement provided here is the preferred value for this site. This temperature was used to calculate the fluxes and some standard deviations. This is necessary because the sonic anemometer has a slightly temperature dependent calibration. The average soil heat flux measured at 5 mm depth is a weighted average value over three sample positions with dense, medium and sparse vegetation. A vegetation survey was made to assign weights to these three classes at this site. The spatial variability in this measurement at this (over) grazed site is particularly high and the three individual sensors commonly measure soil heat fluxes differing by factors of two or three. Some evidence suggests these data are providing a measurement of this component of the energy budget for this site which is biased low. Presumably this is because the limited number of sensors inadequately samples the points with low canopy density for this sparse crop cover.
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| Residual layer effects on the modeling of convective boundary layer growth rates with a slab model using FIFE data | Freire, Livia S., Dias, Nelson L. | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature | |
| Linking Boundary Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part II: Maintenance of Secondary Circulation. | Wai, Mickey M-K., Smith, Eric A. | Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Virtual Temperature, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity, Respiration Rate, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Compaction, Soil Temperature, Soil Impedance, Geopotential Height, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Boundary Layer Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Reflectance, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth, Leaf Characteristics, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Thermal Conductivity | |
| 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 | |
| A Two-Source Time-Integrated Model for Estimating Surface Fluxes Using Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing | Anderson, M | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Reflectance, Virtual Temperature | |
| Soil and moisture independent estimation of stage-two evaporation from potential evaporation and albedo or surface temperature | Salvucci, Guido Daniel | Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Precipitation Amount | |
| Linking Boundary-Layer Circulations and Surface Processes during FIFE 89. Part I: Observational Analysis. | Smith, Eric A., Wai, Mickey M-K., Cooper, Harry J., Rubes, Michael T., Hsu, Ann | 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, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Heat Flux, Solar Radiation, Water Vapor, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature |