80
J.D. Albertson, G. Kiely and M.B. Parlange
In conclusion, we present a simple dissipation method of computing fluxes which is as accurate
as the eddy correlation method, and arguably more accurate and simple than the traditional
iterative dissipation approach.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Anthony Cahill and Mike Mata for their assistance in the field
and Scott Tyler for his logistical help at Owens Valley. This research has been supported
and financed, in part, by the National Science Foundation (EAR-93-04331), CA State Salinity
Drainage Task Force, Kearney Foundation, CA Water Resources Centre (W-182), the UC Davis
Superfund grant (5 P42ES04699-07), and the NASA Graduate Student Fellowship in Global
Change Research program. The support of University College Cork and the Fulbright Program
is acknowledged by the Cork author.
3.7 References
Albertson JD, Parlange MB, Katul GG, Chu C-R, Stricker H, Tyler S (1995) Sensible
heat flux from arid regions: A simple flux-variance method. Water Resour Res 31: 969-973
Albertson JD, Kiely G, Parlange MB, Eichinger WE (1996) The average dissipation
rate of turbulent kinetic energy in the neutral and unstable atmospheric surface layer. Journal
of Geophysical Research
Andreas EL (1998) Using scintillation at two wavelengths to measure path-averaged heat
fluxes in free convection. Boundary Layer Meteorol54: 167-182
Anselmet F, Gagne Y, Hopfinger EJ, Antonia RA (1984) Higher order velocity structure
functions in turbulent shear flows. J Fluid Mech 140: 63-89
Antonia RA, Chambers AJ, Phong-Anant D, Rajagopalan S (1979) Properties of
spatial temperature derivatives in the stmospheric surface layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol17:
101-118
Brutsaert W (1982) Evaporation into the Atmosphere. Kluwer Academic Publishers 299pp
Brutsaert W (1986) Catchment scale evaporation and the atmospheric boundary layer. Water
Resour Res 22, supp!., 39S-458
Businger JA (1966) Transfer of momentum and heat in the planetary boundary layer. Proc
Symp Arctic Heat Budget and Atmos Circulation, Rand Corp. RM-5233-NSF, pp.305-332
Champagne FH, Friehe CA, LaRue JC, Wyngaard JC (1977) Flux measurements, flux
estimation techniques, and fine-scale turbulence measurements in the unstable surface layer
over land. J Atmos Sci 34: 515-530
Corrsin S (1951) On the spectrum of isotropic temperature fluctuations in an isotropic turbulence. J Appl Phys 22: 469-473
Deacon EL (1959) The measurement of turbulent transfer in the lower atmosphere. Adv
Geophys 6: 211-228
Deacon EL (1988) The streamwise Kolmogorov constant. Boundary Layer Meteorol42: 9-17
Durand P, De Sa L, Druilhet A, Said F (1991) Use of the inertial dissipation method
for calculating turbulent fluxes from low-level airborne measurements. J Atmos Ocean Tech 8:
78-84
J.D. Albertson, G. Kiely and M.B. Parlange
In conclusion, we present a simple dissipation method of computing fluxes which is as accurate
as the eddy correlation method, and arguably more accurate and simple than the traditional
iterative dissipation approach.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Anthony Cahill and Mike Mata for their assistance in the field
and Scott Tyler for his logistical help at Owens Valley. This research has been supported
and financed, in part, by the National Science Foundation (EAR-93-04331), CA State Salinity
Drainage Task Force, Kearney Foundation, CA Water Resources Centre (W-182), the UC Davis
Superfund grant (5 P42ES04699-07), and the NASA Graduate Student Fellowship in Global
Change Research program. The support of University College Cork and the Fulbright Program
is acknowledged by the Cork author.
3.7 References
Albertson JD, Parlange MB, Katul GG, Chu C-R, Stricker H, Tyler S (1995) Sensible
heat flux from arid regions: A simple flux-variance method. Water Resour Res 31: 969-973
Albertson JD, Kiely G, Parlange MB, Eichinger WE (1996) The average dissipation
rate of turbulent kinetic energy in the neutral and unstable atmospheric surface layer. Journal
of Geophysical Research
Andreas EL (1998) Using scintillation at two wavelengths to measure path-averaged heat
fluxes in free convection. Boundary Layer Meteorol54: 167-182
Anselmet F, Gagne Y, Hopfinger EJ, Antonia RA (1984) Higher order velocity structure
functions in turbulent shear flows. J Fluid Mech 140: 63-89
Antonia RA, Chambers AJ, Phong-Anant D, Rajagopalan S (1979) Properties of
spatial temperature derivatives in the stmospheric surface layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol17:
101-118
Brutsaert W (1982) Evaporation into the Atmosphere. Kluwer Academic Publishers 299pp
Brutsaert W (1986) Catchment scale evaporation and the atmospheric boundary layer. Water
Resour Res 22, supp!., 39S-458
Businger JA (1966) Transfer of momentum and heat in the planetary boundary layer. Proc
Symp Arctic Heat Budget and Atmos Circulation, Rand Corp. RM-5233-NSF, pp.305-332
Champagne FH, Friehe CA, LaRue JC, Wyngaard JC (1977) Flux measurements, flux
estimation techniques, and fine-scale turbulence measurements in the unstable surface layer
over land. J Atmos Sci 34: 515-530
Corrsin S (1951) On the spectrum of isotropic temperature fluctuations in an isotropic turbulence. J Appl Phys 22: 469-473
Deacon EL (1959) The measurement of turbulent transfer in the lower atmosphere. Adv
Geophys 6: 211-228
Deacon EL (1988) The streamwise Kolmogorov constant. Boundary Layer Meteorol42: 9-17
Durand P, De Sa L, Druilhet A, Said F (1991) Use of the inertial dissipation method
for calculating turbulent fluxes from low-level airborne measurements. J Atmos Ocean Tech 8:
78-84