학술논문

Facilitating long-term 3D sonic anemometer measurements in hemiboreal forest ecosystems.
Document Type
Article
Source
Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused. Dec2021, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p140-149. 10p.
Subject
*FOREST measurement
*CARBON sequestration in forests
*ANEMOMETER
*TEMPERATURE distribution
*SMART cities
*GEOTHERMAL ecology
Language
ISSN
1406-9954
Abstract
Estimations of forests' carbon sequestration capacity relies on proper assessment of the eddy covariance measurement mast's footprint. Harsh winter temperatures in Estonia lead to ice formation on 3D sonic anemometer sensor heads and thus induce measurement gaps in the data. To maximise data availability, we use a smart heating algorithm to minimise ice formation on the anemometer sensor heads. Here, we studied the temperature distribution of ice formation on the measurement instruments. Three major temperature ranges were found, between 0°C and −3°C, which is the most abundant temperature range for ice formation, and two temperature regions with peaks around −10°C and −20°C. Our algorithm to prevent ice formation led to very short median heating intervals of about 25 to 30 seconds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]