Micrometeorology

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Micrometeorology is the study of small-scale, short-lived atmospheric conditions and processes in the atmospheric surface layer.[1] Important topics in micrometeorlogy include heat transfer and gas exchange between soil, vegetation, and/or surface water and the atmosphere caused by near-ground turbulence. Measuring these transport processes involves use of micrometeorological (or flux) towers. Variables often measured or derived include net radiation, sensible heat flux, latent heat flux, ground heat storage, and fluxes of trace gases important to the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere.

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  1. ^ AMS Glossary of Meteorology. Micrometeorology. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.