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Tower and Aircraft Eddy Covariance Measurements of Water Vapor, Energy, and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes during SMACEX

J. H. Prueger National Soil Tilth Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Ames, Iowa

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J. L. Hatfield National Soil Tilth Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Ames, Iowa

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T. B. Parkin National Soil Tilth Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Ames, Iowa

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W. P. Kustas Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland

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L. E. Hipps Utah State University, Logan, Utah

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C. M. U. Neale Utah State University, Logan, Utah

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J. I. MacPherson NRC Institute for Aerospace Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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W. E. Eichinger University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

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D. I. Cooper Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

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Print Publication:
01 Dec 2005
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM457.1
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954–960
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Abstract

A network of eddy covariance (EC) and micrometeorological flux (METFLUX) stations over corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] canopies was established as part of the Soil Moisture–Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (SMACEX) in central Iowa during the summer of 2002 to measure fluxes of heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide (CO2) during the growing season. Additionally, EC measurements of water vapor and CO2 fluxes from an aircraft platform complemented the tower-based measurements. Sensible heat, water vapor, and CO2 fluxes showed the greatest spatial and temporal variability during the early crop growth stage. Differences in all of the energy balance components were detectable between corn and soybean as well as within similar crops throughout the study period. Tower network–averaged fluxes of sensible heat, water vapor, and CO2 were observed to be in good agreement with area-averaged aircraft flux measurements.

Corresponding author address: J. H. Prueger, USDA-ARS, National Soil Tilth Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011. Email: prueger@nstl.gov

Abstract

A network of eddy covariance (EC) and micrometeorological flux (METFLUX) stations over corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] canopies was established as part of the Soil Moisture–Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (SMACEX) in central Iowa during the summer of 2002 to measure fluxes of heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide (CO2) during the growing season. Additionally, EC measurements of water vapor and CO2 fluxes from an aircraft platform complemented the tower-based measurements. Sensible heat, water vapor, and CO2 fluxes showed the greatest spatial and temporal variability during the early crop growth stage. Differences in all of the energy balance components were detectable between corn and soybean as well as within similar crops throughout the study period. Tower network–averaged fluxes of sensible heat, water vapor, and CO2 were observed to be in good agreement with area-averaged aircraft flux measurements.

Corresponding author address: J. H. Prueger, USDA-ARS, National Soil Tilth Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011. Email: prueger@nstl.gov

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