eddy correlation


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eddy correlation

[′ed·ē ′kä·rə‚lā·shən]
(meteorology)
A method of studying the effects of sea surface on the air above it by measuring simultaneous fluctuations of the horizontal and vertical components of the airflow from the mean.
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Eddy correlation measurements of methane flux in a northern peatland ecosystem.
Ecosystem gas exchange in a California grassland: seasonal patterns and implications for scaling
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