July 12, 2017
Journal Article

A novel approach to evaluate soil heat flux calculation: An analytical review of nine methods

Abstract

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