Can $CO_2$ concentration at one level of eddy covariance measurement be used to estimate storage term over forest\ulcorner

  • Choi, Tae-Jin (Department of Atmospheric Sciences & Global Environmental Laboratory, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chae, Nam-Yi (Department of Atmospheric Sciences & Global Environmental Laboratory, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Joon (Department of Atmospheric Sciences & Global Environmental Laboratory, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lim, Jong-Hwan (Korea Forest Research Institute)
  • Published : 2003.11.01

Abstract

$CO_2$ concentration profile was measured to investigate whether $CO_2$ concentration at one level (i.e., eddy covariance measurement level) can be used to estimate storage term without significant uncertainty at broadleaf deciduous forest at Kwangneung experiment forest in Korea. Based on t-test with significance level of 5%, there was no statistical difference between storage term from one-level $CO_2$ concentration and one from $CO_2$ profile measurement. Storage term constitutes on average 5% of half hourly net ecosystem exchange (NEE) even at unstable stability (i.e., well mixed condition), indicating that storage term should be considered even at daytime, which is sometimes neglected.

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