TY - CHAP
T1 - A beginner's guide to eddy covariance
T2 - methodology and its applications to photosynthesis
AU - Moore, Caitlin E.
AU - Griebel, Anne
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The eddy covariance technique, commonly applied using flux towers, enables the investigation of greenhouse gas (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide) and energy (latent and sensible heat) fluxes between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Through measuring carbon fluxes in particular, eddy covariance flux towers can give insight into how ecosystem scale photosynthesis (i.e., gross primary productivity) changes over time in response to climate and management. This chapter is designed to be a beginner's guide to understanding the eddy covariance method and how it can be applied in photosynthesis research. It introduces key concepts and assumptions that apply to the method, what materials are required to set up a flux tower, as well as practical advice for site installation, maintenance, data management, and postprocessing considerations. This chapter also includes examples of what can go wrong, with advice on how to correct these errors if they arise. This chapter has been crafted to help new users design, install, and manage the best towers to suit their research needs and includes additional resources throughout to further guide successful eddy covariance research activities.
AB - The eddy covariance technique, commonly applied using flux towers, enables the investigation of greenhouse gas (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide) and energy (latent and sensible heat) fluxes between the biosphere and the atmosphere. Through measuring carbon fluxes in particular, eddy covariance flux towers can give insight into how ecosystem scale photosynthesis (i.e., gross primary productivity) changes over time in response to climate and management. This chapter is designed to be a beginner's guide to understanding the eddy covariance method and how it can be applied in photosynthesis research. It introduces key concepts and assumptions that apply to the method, what materials are required to set up a flux tower, as well as practical advice for site installation, maintenance, data management, and postprocessing considerations. This chapter also includes examples of what can go wrong, with advice on how to correct these errors if they arise. This chapter has been crafted to help new users design, install, and manage the best towers to suit their research needs and includes additional resources throughout to further guide successful eddy covariance research activities.
KW - Ecophysiology
KW - Eddy covariance
KW - Flux data processing
KW - Flux tower
KW - Flux tower instrumentation
KW - Greenhouse gas flux
KW - Gross primary productivity
KW - Micrometeorology
KW - Net ecosystem exchange
KW - Site selection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191534602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-0716-3790-6_12
DO - 10.1007/978-1-0716-3790-6_12
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 38649574
AN - SCOPUS:85191534602
SN - 9781071637890
VL - 2790
T3 - Methods in Molecular Biology
SP - 227
EP - 256
BT - Photosynthesis
A2 - Covshoff, Sarah
PB - Humana Press Inc
CY - U.S.
ER -