We evaluated nine methods of soil heat flux calculation using field observations. All nine methods underestimated the soil heat flux by at least 19%. This large underestimation is mainly caused by uncertainties in soil thermal properties.
Revised: July 21, 2020 |
Published: July 12, 2017
Citation
Gao Z., E. Russell, J.E. Missik, M. Huang, X. Chen, C.E. Strickland, and R.E. Clayton, et al. 2017.A novel approach to evaluate soil heat flux calculation: An analytical review of nine methods.Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122, no. 13:6934-3649.PNNL-SA-127368.doi:10.1002/2017JD027160