A Re-examination of Density Effects in Eddy
Covariance Measurements of CO2 Fluxes |
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Authors: | Heping LIU |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences & Geoscience, Jackson State University,
P. O. Box 17660, Jackson, MS 39217, USA |
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Abstract: | Corrections of density effects resulting from air-parcel expansion/compression are
important in interpreting eddy covariance fluxes of water vapor and CO2 when open-path systems
are used. To account for these effects, mean vertical velocity and perturbation of the density
of dry air are two critical parameters in treating those physical processes responsible for
density variations. Based on various underlying assumptions, different studies have obtained
different formulas for the mean vertical velocity and perturbation of the density of dry air,
leading to a number of approaches to correct density effects. In this study, we re-examine
physical processes related to different assumptions that are made to formulate the density
effects. Specifically, we re-examine the assumptions of a zero dry air flux and a zero moist
air flux in the surface layer, used for treating density variations, and their implications
for correcting density effects. It is found that physical processes in relation to the assumption
of a zero dry air flux account for the influence of dry air expansion/compression on density
variations. Meanwhile, physical processes in relation to the assumption of a zero moist air
flux account for the influence of moist air expansion/compression on density variations. In
this study, we also re-examine mixing ratio issues. Our results indicate that the assumption
of a zero dry air flux favors the use of the mixing ratio relative to dry air, while the
assumption of a zero moist air flux favors the use of the mixing ratio relative to the total
moist air. Additionally, we compare different formula for the mean vertical velocity, generated
by air-parcel expansion/compression, and for density effect corrections using eddy covariance
data measured over three boreal ecosystems. |
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Keywords: | eddy covariance flux of CO2 flux correction density effects air-parcel expansion/compression open-path CO2/H2O infrared gas analyzer |
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