A mobile system for quantifying the spatial variability of the surface energy balance: design and application.

ABSTRACT: We present a mobile device for the quantification of the small-scale (a few square meters) spatial variability in the surface energy balance components and several auxiliary variables of short-statured (<1 m) canopies. The key element of the mobile device is a handheld four-component net radiometer for the quantification of net radiation, albedo and infrared surface temperature, which is complemented with measurements of air temperature, wind speed, soil temperature and soil water content. Data are acquired by a battery-powered data logger, which is mounted on a backpack together with the auxiliary sensors. The proposed device was developed to bridge between the spatial scales of satellite/airborne remote sensing and fixed, stationary tower-based measurements with an emphasis on micrometeo

SUBMITTER: Wohlfahrt G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4429021 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature