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From measurements in the atmospheric surface layer over a paddy field, the Kolmogorov constants for CO2 and longitudinal wind velocity were obtained. In this study, the nondimensional dissipation rate Φ nc = (1−16ξ v )-1/2 for CO2 variance and Φε = (1−16ξ v )-1/4 − ξ v for turbulent energy were used, assuming the equality of the local production term and the local dissipation term, and neglecting the divergence flux term in the budget equation. The value of the constant for CO2 was consistent with recent determinations for temperature and humidity. The constant for longitudinal wind velocity showed good agreement with other recent observations.
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Ohtaki, E. The Kolmogorov constant for carbon dioxide in the atmospheric surface layer over a paddy field. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 23, 153–159 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123293
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