An Extra Large Aperture Scintillometer For Long Range Applications

Authors :: Bert G. Heusinkveld
W. Kohsiek
Arnold F. Moene
W.M.L. Meijninger
H. A. R. De Bruin
W. C. A. M. Hillen
Oscar Hartogensis
Source :: Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 105, 119-127, Boundary-Layer Meteorology 105 (2002)
Publication Year :: 2002
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2002.
Abstract: An incoherent scintillometer with 0.31-m aperture was tested along a 9.8-km path over grassland. Scintillometer derived heat fluxes were compared with in situ eddy covariance measurements. Albeit with considerable scatter, the fluxes compared well during daytime. During nighttime credible fluxes are also obtained. The scintillometer functioned satisfactory for 96␘f the 7-week period