Calculating turbulent fluxes level 0 (uncorrected fluxes)

Level 0 fluxes are uncorrected. They are computed according to the following equations:

Ambient sensible heat flux, uncorrected (H, W m-2)

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CO2 flux, uncorrected (F0,co2, μmol m-2 s-1)

If CO2 is measured as molar density with an open path analyzer:

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If CO2 is measured as molar density with a closed path analyzer:

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If CO2 is measured as mixing ratio:

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If CO2 is measured as mole fraction:

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H2O flux, uncorrected (F0,co2, mmol m-2 s-1)

If H2O is measured as molar density with an open path analyzer:

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If H2O is measured as molar density with a closed path analyzer:

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If H2O is measured as mixing ratio:

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If H2O is measured as mole fraction:

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CH4 flux, uncorrected: (F0,ch4, μmol m-2 s-1)

If CH4 is measured as molar density with an open path analyzer:

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If CH4 is measured as molar density with a closed path analyzer:

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If CH4 is measured as mixing ratio:

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If CH4 is measured as mole fraction:

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Latent heat flux, uncorrected (LE0, W m-2)

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Evapotranspiration flux, uncorrected: (E0, kg m-2 s-1)

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Momentum flux, uncorrected: (T0, kg m-1 s-2)

Calculated after van Dijk et al. (2004), eq. 2.85

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Friction velocity (u*, ms-1)

Calculated according to its definition as:

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Potential temperature (Tp, K)

Calculated according to:

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where P0,a=105 Pa, and is the reference pressure.

Monin-Obukhov length (L, m)

Calculated according to its definition as:

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where κ = ~0.41, and is the von Kármán constant; g = ~9.81 m s-1, and is the gravity.

Monin-Obukhov stability parameter (ζ, non-dimensional)

ζ is calculated as:

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where hm is the measurement height above the ground, as measured in the center of the anemometer measurement volume, and d is the displacement height.

Dynamic temperature (T*, K)

Calculated according to its definition (e.g., Foken and Wichura, 1996):

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