Abstract
In this experiment, inertial-dissipation packages were deployed at the end of a 17m boom, in a region relatively free of flow distortion; and on a mast 7m above the platform (26m above the sea surface) in a region of considerable flow distortion. An error analysis of the inertial-dissipation method indicates that stress is most accurately measured in near-neutral conditions, whereas scalar fluxes are most accurately measured in near-neutral and unstable conditions. The inertial-dissipation (boom and mast) and boom covariance estimates of stress agree within ±20%. The latent heat flux estimates agree within approximately ±45%. The sensible heat flux estimates agree within ±26% after correction for velocity contamination of the sonic temperature spectra. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | C6 |
| Pages (from-to) | 10689-10711 |
| ISSN | 2169-9380 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1991 |