Savannas and open grasslands often co-exist in semi-arid regions. Questions that remain unanswered and are of interest to biometeorologists include: how do these contrasting landscapes affect the exchanges of energy… More
Leaf area index (LAI) is an important variable for climate modeling, estimates of primary production, agricultural yield forecasting, and many other diverse studies. Remote sensing provides a considerable potential for… More
Whether the goal is to fill gaps in the flux record, or to extract physiological parameters from eddy covariance data, researchers are frequently interested in fitting simple models of ecosystem… More
Eddy covariance (EC) estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes and energy balance are examined to investigate the functional responses of a mature mangrove forest to a disturbance generated by Hurricane… More
Using eddy covariance flux measurements, gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (Re) of irrigated maize and soybean fields were quantified and examined in terms of relevant controlling variables. Even… More
Assessments of carbon (C) fluxes in the Arctic require detailed data on both how and why these fluxes vary across the landscape. Such assessments are complicated because tundra vegetation has… More
Carbon dioxide exchange was quantified in maize–soybean agroecosystems employing year-round tower eddy covariance flux systems and measurements of soil C stocks, CO2fluxes from the soil surface, plant biomass, and litter… More
There is much interest in the role that agricultural practices might play in sequestering carbon to help offset rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations. A number of management methods that might increase… More
To understand the dynamics of ecosystem carbon cycling, CO2 fluxes were measured over and under an oak–grass savanna and over a proximate grassland in California. The measurements were made from… More
We recommend an automated statistical method (Moving Point Test, or MPT) to determine the friction velocity (u*) thresholds in nighttime eddy flux filtering. Our intention is to make the determination… More