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Ground-Based Optical Measurements at European Flux Sites: A Review of Methods, Instruments and Current Controversies

Balzarolo, Manuela ; Anderson, Karen ; Nichol, Caroline ; Rossini, Micol ; Vescovo, Loris ; Arriga, Nicola ; Wohlfahrt, Georg ; Calvet, Jean-Christophe ; Carrara, Arnaud and Cerasoli, Sofia , et al. (2011) In Sensors 11(8). p.7954-7981
Abstract
This paper reviews the currently available optical sensors, their limitations and opportunities for deployment at Eddy Covariance (EC) sites in Europe. This review is based on the results obtained from an online survey designed and disseminated by the Co-cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ESO903-"Spectral Sampling Tools for Vegetation Biophysical Parameters and Flux Measurements in Europe" that provided a complete view on spectral sampling activities carried out within the different research teams in European countries. The results have highlighted that a wide variety of optical sensors are in use at flux sites across Europe, and responses further demonstrated that users were not always fully aware of the key issues... (More)
This paper reviews the currently available optical sensors, their limitations and opportunities for deployment at Eddy Covariance (EC) sites in Europe. This review is based on the results obtained from an online survey designed and disseminated by the Co-cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ESO903-"Spectral Sampling Tools for Vegetation Biophysical Parameters and Flux Measurements in Europe" that provided a complete view on spectral sampling activities carried out within the different research teams in European countries. The results have highlighted that a wide variety of optical sensors are in use at flux sites across Europe, and responses further demonstrated that users were not always fully aware of the key issues underpinning repeatability and the reproducibility of their spectral measurements. The key findings of this survey point towards the need for greater awareness of the need for standardisation and development of a common protocol of optical sampling at the European EC sites. (Less)
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optical measurements, sensors, protocol standardisation, European flux, networks
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Sensors
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11
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8
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7954 - 7981
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MDPI AG
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1424-8220
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10.3390/s110807954
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English
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  abstract     = {{This paper reviews the currently available optical sensors, their limitations and opportunities for deployment at Eddy Covariance (EC) sites in Europe. This review is based on the results obtained from an online survey designed and disseminated by the Co-cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ESO903-"Spectral Sampling Tools for Vegetation Biophysical Parameters and Flux Measurements in Europe" that provided a complete view on spectral sampling activities carried out within the different research teams in European countries. The results have highlighted that a wide variety of optical sensors are in use at flux sites across Europe, and responses further demonstrated that users were not always fully aware of the key issues underpinning repeatability and the reproducibility of their spectral measurements. The key findings of this survey point towards the need for greater awareness of the need for standardisation and development of a common protocol of optical sampling at the European EC sites.}},
  author       = {{Balzarolo, Manuela and Anderson, Karen and Nichol, Caroline and Rossini, Micol and Vescovo, Loris and Arriga, Nicola and Wohlfahrt, Georg and Calvet, Jean-Christophe and Carrara, Arnaud and Cerasoli, Sofia and Cogliati, Sergio and Daumard, Fabrice and Eklundh, Lars and Elbers, Jan A. and Evrendilek, Fatih and Handcock, Rebecca N. and Kaduk, Joerg and Klumpp, Katja and Longdoz, Bernard and Matteucci, Giorgio and Meroni, Michele and Montagnani, Lenoardo and Ourcival, Jean-Marc and Sanchez-Canete, Enrique P. and Pontailler, Jean-Yves and Juszczak, Radoslaw and Scholes, Bob and Pilar Martin, M.}},
  issn         = {{1424-8220}},
  keywords     = {{optical measurements; sensors; protocol standardisation; European flux; networks}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{7954--7981}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Sensors}},
  title        = {{Ground-Based Optical Measurements at European Flux Sites: A Review of Methods, Instruments and Current Controversies}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s110807954}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/s110807954}},
  volume       = {{11}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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