Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2409-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2409-2021
Research article
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26 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 26 Mar 2021

Suitability of fibre-optic distributed temperature sensing for revealing mixing processes and higher-order moments at the forest–air interface

Olli Peltola, Karl Lapo, Ilkka Martinkauppi, Ewan O'Connor, Christoph K. Thomas, and Timo Vesala

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Feb 2021) by Christof Ammann
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We evaluated the suitability of fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (DTS) for observing spatial (>25 cm) and temporal (>1 s) details of airflow within and above forests. The DTS measurements could discern up to third-order moments of the flow and observe spatial details of coherent flow motions. Similar measurements are not possible with more conventional measurement techniques. Hence, the DTS measurements will provide key insights into flows close to roughness elements, e.g. trees.