Environmental Science
8 years ago

New study reveals oasis effect in energy balance, impacting seasonal heat flux.

Hydrology and earth system sciences
A comparison of eddy-covariance and large aperture scintillometer measurements with respect to the energy balance closure problem
Shaomin Liu, Ziwei Xu, W. Z. Wang, Z. Z. Jia, M. J. Zhu, Jin Bai, Jiliang Wang

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The researchers compared two methods of measuring energy balance on different types of land in China. They found that the sensible heat flux was important in the dormant season, while the latent heat flux was dominant in the growing season. They also observed an "oasis effect" in one area. The measurements from the large aperture scintillometer showed higher sensible heat flux than those from the eddy covariance system, likely due to differences in surface characteristics and measurement areas.