Flux contribution of coherent structures and its implications for the exchange of energy and matter in a tall spruce canopy |
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| Authors: | Christoph Thomas Thomas Foken |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA;(2) Department of Micrometeorology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The flux contribution of coherent structures to the total exchange of energy and matter is investigated in a spruce canopy
of moderate density in heterogeneous, complex terrain. The study deploys two methods of analysis to estimate the coherent
exchange: conditional averages in combination with wavelet analysis, and quadrant analysis. The data were obtained by high-frequency
single-point measurements using sonic anemometers and gas analysers at five observation heights above and within the canopy
and subcanopy, and represent a period of up to 2.5 months. The study mainly addresses the momentum transfer and exchange of
sensible heat throughout the roughness sublayer, while results are provided for the exchange of carbon dioxide and water vapour
above the canopy.
The magnitude of the flux contribution of coherent structures largely depends on the method of analysis, and it is demonstrated
that these differences are attributed to differences in the sampling strategy between the two methods. Despite the differences,
relational properties such as sweep and ejection ratios and the variation of the flux contribution with height were in agreement
for both methods. The sweep phase of coherent structures is the dominant process close to and within the canopy, whereas the
ejections gain importance with increasing distance to the canopy. The efficiency of the coherent exchange in transporting
scalars exceeds that for momentum by a factor of two. The occurrence of coherent structures results in a flux error less than
4% for the eddy-covariance method. Based on the physical processes identified from the analysis of the ejection and sweep
phases along the vertical profile in the roughness sublayer, a classification scheme for the identification of exchange regimes
is developed. This scheme allows one to estimate the region of the canopy participating in the exchange of energy and matter
with the above-canopy air under varying environmental conditions. |
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| Keywords: | Coherent structures Conditional sampling Eddy-covariance method Forest Wavelet transform |
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