Articles | Volume 13, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1671-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-1671-2020
Research article
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06 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2020

Surface flux estimates derived from UAS-based mole fraction measurements by means of a nocturnal boundary layer budget approach

Martin Kunz, Jost V. Lavric, Rainer Gasche, Christoph Gerbig, Richard H. Grant, Frank-Thomas Koch, Marcus Schumacher, Benjamin Wolf, and Matthias Zeeman

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The nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) budget method enables the quantification of gas fluxes between ecosystems and the atmosphere under nocturnal stable stratification, a condition under which standard approaches struggle. However, up to now the application of the NBL method has been limited by difficulties in obtaining the required measurements. We show how an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with a carbon dioxide analyser can make this method more accessible.