Revised eddy covariance flux calculation methodologies – effect on urban energy balance

Annika Nordbo; Leena Järvi; Timo Vesala

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.18184

Revised eddy covariance flux calculation methodologies – effect on urban energy balance

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Annika Nordbo, Leena Järvi and Timo Vesala

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