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Application of Footprint Models to Different Measurement Techniques

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Footprint models were mainly developed to interpret the results of flux measurement techniques. The aim was to replace the ad hoc typical ‘empirical rule’ used in the past to determine optimal measurement conditions. As the eddy-covariance flux method grew in popularity, more sophisticated approaches with realistic assumptions—a footprint analysis—had to be developed and applied along with the need for a theoretical framework explaining its physical underpinnings.

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  1. Laboratory for Environmental Physics, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA

    Monique Y. Leclerc

  2. Abteilung Mikrometeorologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

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Leclerc, M.Y., Foken, T. (2014). Application of Footprint Models to Different Measurement Techniques. In: Footprints in Micrometeorology and Ecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54545-0_7

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