The boardman regional flux experiment
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
A field campaign was carried out near Boardman, Oregon, to study the effects of subgrid-scale variability of sensible- and latent-heat fluxes on surface boundary-layer properties. The experiment involved three U.S. Department of Energy laboratories, one National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratory, and several universities. The experiment was conducted in a region of severe contrasts in adjacent surface types that accentuated the response of the atmosphere to variable surface forcing. Large values of sensible-heat flux and low values of latent-heat flux characterized a sagebrush steppe area; significantly smaller sensible-heat fluxes and much larger latent-heat fluxes were associated with extensive tracts of irrigated farmland to the north, east, and west of the steppe. Data were obtained from an array of surface flux stations, remote-sensing devices, an instrumented aircraft, and soil and vegetation measurements. The data will be used to address the problem of extrapolating from a limited number of local measurements to area-averaged values of fluxes suitable for use in global climate models. 16 refs., 13 figs.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830; W-31-109-ENG-38; W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 7282441
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; (United States), Vol. 73:11; ISSN 0003-0007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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