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| Other authors / contributors: | Foken, Th, author.
Savage, M. J. (Michael John), 1953- contributor.
GoĢckede, M., contributor.
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| ISBN: | 9783642545450
3642545459
3642545440
9783642545443
9783642545443
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed June 25, 2014).
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| Summary: | 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 {u2018}footprint{u2019} concept {u2013} a fundamental approach introduced roughly 20 years ago {u2013} 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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| Other form: | Print version: 9783642545443
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| Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-642-54545-0
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