Eddy covariance for quantifying trace gas fluxes from soils

Eugster, W.; Merbold, L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-187-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-187-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-187-2015

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20 Feb 2015

Review article |

| 20 Feb 2015

Eddy covariance for quantifying trace gas fluxes from soils

W. Eugster and L. Merbold

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AC C115: 'Copyright note to Figure 2', Werner Eugster, 02 Oct 2014
RC C151: 'Review of the manuscript “Eddy covariance for quantifying trace gas fluxes from soils” by Werner Eugster and Lutz Merbold', Matthias Mauder, 24 Oct 2014
RC C167: 'Eugster and Merbolt: Eddy covariance for quantifying trace gas fluxes from soils.', Thomas Friborg, 03 Nov 2014
EC C191: 'General comment technical editor', Peter Fiener, 14 Nov 2014
- SC C196: 'How much new material is expected in a Review Article?', Werner Eugster, 14 Nov 2014
  - SC C199: 'synthesis of summarized information in review article', Johan Six, 15 Nov 2014
AC C244: 'Reply to Reviewer 1 (M. Mauder)', Werner Eugster, 27 Nov 2014
AC C249: 'Reply to Reviewer 2 (Th. Friborg)', Werner Eugster, 27 Nov 2014
EC C316: 'Decision for Peer-Review Completion', Peter Fiener, 09 Dec 2014

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Revision (17 Dec 2014) by Peter Fiener

AR by Werner Eugster on behalf of the Authors (16 Jan 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (30 Jan 2015) by Peter Fiener

ED: Publish as is (31 Jan 2015) by Johan Six (Executive editor)

AR by Werner Eugster on behalf of the Authors (02 Feb 2015)

Short summary

The eddy covariance (EC) method has become increasingly popular in soil science. The basic concept of this method and its use in different types of experimental designs in the field are given, and we indicate where progress in advancing and extending the field of applications is made. The greatest strengths of EC measurements in soil science are (1) their uninterrupted continuous measurement of gas concentrations and fluxes and (2) spatial integration over small-scale heterogeneity in the soil.