Quantitative knowledge of the surface energy balance is essential for the prediction of
weather and climate. However, a multitude of studies from around the world indicate that the …

This paper gives an overview of 20 years of research on the energy balance closure
problem. It will be shown that former assumptions that measuring errors or storage terms are …

The energy balance at most surface-atmosphere flux research sites remains unclosed. The
mechanisms underlying the discrepancy between measured energy inputs and outputs …

Eddy-covariance measurements are performed at several hundred sites all over the world
on a long-term basis. The gathered data are used to characterise ecosystem exchanges of …

Twenty years have passed since the first German-language edition of this book was
published. Subsequently, parallel German-and English-language editions were produced in …

We analyzed the seasonal variations of energy balance components over three different
surfaces: irrigated cropland (Yingke, YK), alpine meadow (A'rou, AR), and spruce forest …

This chapter describes corrections that must be applied to measurements because practical
instrumentation cannot fully meet the requirements of the underlying micrometeorological …

An overview of the Energy Balance Experiment (EBEX-2000) is given. This experiment
studied the ability of state-of-the-art measurements to close the surface energy balance over …

Ground‐based validation is crucial for ensuring the accuracy of remotely sensed
evapotranspiration (RS_ET) and extending its application. This paper proposes an …

After briefly discussing several reasons for the energy balance closure problem in the
surface layer, the paper focuses on the influence of the low frequency part of the turbulence …