Zhang, G; Thomas, C; Leclerc, MY; Karipot, A; Gholz, HL; Binford, M; Foken, T: On the effect of clearcuts on turbulence structure above a forest canopy, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 88, 133-137 (2007), doi:10.1007/s00704-006-0250-8 | |
Key words: coherent structures,forest,clearcut,turbulence | |
Abstract: The modification of the flow structure arising from the removal of large patches of trees in a managed forest plantation near Gainesville, Florida is described. Using wavelet analysis of turbulence measurements taken above a forest canopy, the present paper illustrates changes in flow characteristics and shows that the presence of the nearby clearcut introduces extraneous coherent events passing by the eddy-covariance flux measurement system. |