Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Surface Energy and CO2 Fluxes over a Site in Western Tibetan Plateau
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site
2.2. Micrometeorological Measurements
2.2.1. Fast Response Measurements
2.2.2. Slow Response Measurements
2.3. Methods
3. Results
3.1. The Meteorological Background
3.2. Diurnal Variations
3.2.1. Radiation Components
3.2.2. Heat and CO2 Fluxes
3.3. Seasonal Variations
3.3.1. Radiation Components
3.3.2. Heat and CO2 Fluxes
3.4. Energy Partitioning and Energy Balance Closure
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, X.; Liu, C.; Yang, N.; Li, Y. Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Surface Energy and CO2 Fluxes over a Site in Western Tibetan Plateau. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11030260
Zhao X, Liu C, Yang N, Li Y. Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Surface Energy and CO2 Fluxes over a Site in Western Tibetan Plateau. Atmosphere. 2020; 11(3):260. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11030260
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Xingbing, Changwei Liu, Nan Yang, and Yubin Li. 2020. "Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Surface Energy and CO2 Fluxes over a Site in Western Tibetan Plateau" Atmosphere 11, no. 3: 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11030260