Articles | Volume 10, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-869-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-869-2017
Research article
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09 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 09 Mar 2017

Flux calculation of short turbulent events – comparison of three methods

Carsten Schaller, Mathias Göckede, and Thomas Foken

Data sets

Flux calculation of short turbulent events in Chersky in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Far Eastern Federal District of Russia C. Schaller, M. Göckede, and T. Foken https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.873260

Short summary
The eddy covariance (EC) method allows for measuring and calculating vertical turbulent exchange fluxes between ecosystems and the atmosphere. It fails in non-steady-state flow conditions, e.g. in Arctic regions. Two alternative calculation methods, conditional sampling and wavelet analysis, were implemented and compared to EC. Wavelet analysis for allows calculating a trustworthy flux even in non-stationary times and offers new possibilities for exact flux calculation in difficult environments.