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Corrections for the effect of background concentration change and sensor drift in real-time eddy correlation systems

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This paper investigates errors in the measurements of flux and variance of an atmospheric entity given by an eddy correlation system which employs real-time analysis, when there is real or apparent change in its measured concentration. Theoretical correction formulae are derived and their application illustrated with reference to field data.

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Shuttleworth, W.J. Corrections for the effect of background concentration change and sensor drift in real-time eddy correlation systems. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 42, 167–180 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123811

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