Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-809-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-809-2023
Research article
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14 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 14 Feb 2023

Toward quantifying turbulent vertical airflow and sensible heat flux in tall forest canopies using fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing

Mohammad Abdoli, Karl Lapo, Johann Schneider, Johannes Olesch, and Christoph K. Thomas

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Shroud Experiment 2020 Mohammad Abdoli, Karl Lapo, Johann Schneider, Johannes Olesch, and Christoph Thomas https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6913436

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In this study, we compute the distributed sensible heat flux using a distributed temperature sensing technique, whose magnitude, sign, and temporal dynamics compare reasonably well to estimates from classical eddy covariance measurements from sonic anemometry. Despite the remaining uncertainty in computed fluxes, the results demonstrate the potential of the novel method to compute spatially resolving sensible heat flux measurement and encourage further research.