10. GlossaryΒΆ
- AmeriFlux
The AmeriFlux network is a community of sites and scientists measuring ecosystem carbon, water, and energy fluxes across the Americas, and committed to producing and sharing high quality eddy covariance data.
- EC
Eddy Covariance - a technique to measure turbulent heat, mass (e.g. water, \(CO_2\)) and momentum fluxes.
- ERA5
- Fetch
Area influencing a sensor. For EC the area is upwind of the sensor.
- Fortran
A computer programming language
- Jupyter Notebook
A tool to help organize a project with progamming involved. An introduction is given here Jupyter Notebooks: setting up your research-oriented coding environment
- LAI
Leaf Area Index
- Obukhov Length (\(L\))
A parameter with dimension of length that gives a relation between parameters characterizing dynamic, thermal, and buoyant processes. More detailed explanation refers to AMS wiki.
- OHM
Objective Hysteresis Model. Example coeffcients are given here
- Python
A computer programming language
- SEB
- SUEWS
Surface [Urban] Energy and Water Balance Scheme Manual
- SuPy
SUEWS that speaks Python Manual
- UMEP
Urban Multi-scale Environmental Predictor Manual
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