This highly practical handbook is an exhaustive treatment of eddy
covariance measurement that will be of keen interest to scientists who
are not necessarily specialists in micrometeorology. The chapters cover
measuring fluxes using eddy covariance technique, from the tower
installation and system dimensioning to data collection, correction and
analysis.
With a state-of-the-art perspective, the authors examine the latest
techniques and address the most up-to-date methods for data processing
and quality control. The chapters provide answers to data treatment
problems including data filtering, footprint analysis, data gap filling,
uncertainty evaluation, and flux separation, among others. The authors
cover the application of measurement techniques in different ecosystems
such as forest, crops, grassland, wetland, lakes and rivers, and urban
areas, highlighting peculiarities, specific practices and methods to be
considered. The book also covers what to do when you have all your data,
summarizing the objectives of a database as well as using case studies
of the CarboEurope and FLUXNET databases to demonstrate the way they
should be maintained and managed. Policies for data use, exchange and
publication are also discussed and proposed.
This one compendium is a valuable source of information on eddy
covariance measurement that allows readers to make rational and relevant
choices in positioning, dimensioning, installing and maintaining an eddy
covariance site; collecting, treating, correcting and analyzing eddy
covariance data; and scaling up eddy flux measurements to annual scale
and evaluating their uncertainty.
