Table 4. CLASP vs. FIFE for 1987 Calibration Period. All fluxes were subjected to a 31-day running average before computing values below. Cloud cover was subjected to a 5-day running average due to gaps in observations. Precipitation was not averaged.
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Comparison Period (Julian Days) |
Observation Mean |
FIFE-CLASP Mean |
Observation SDEV |
FIFE-CLASP SDEV |
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|
Latent Heat [W-m-2] |
162 — 274 |
113 |
+ 3 |
22 |
5 |
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|
Precipitation [mm-day-1] |
121 — 364 |
2.5 |
- 0.04 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
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|
Cloud Cover [%] |
149 - 235, 260 - 287 |
30 |
- 0.3 |
18 |
10 |
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|
Sensible Heat [W-m-2] |
162 — 274 |
25 |
- 1 |
9 |
6 |
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|
Incident Solar [W-m-2] |
136 — 349 |
210 |
+ 4 |
83 |
21 |
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|
Downward Infrared [W-m-2] |
157 — 349 |
340 |
+ 3 |
48 |
9 |
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|
Heat Flux into Soil [W-m-2] |
172 - 274 |
- 5 |
+ 6 |
6 |
7 |