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Technical note: Time lag correction of aquatic eddy covariance data measured in the presence of waves
P. Berg
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
C. E. Reimers
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
J. H. Rosman
Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
M. Huettel
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
M. L. Delgard
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
M. A. Reidenbach
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
H. T. Özkan-Haller
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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Extracting benthic oxygen fluxes from eddy covariance data measured in the presence of wave motions requires careful consideration of the temporal alignment of the vertical velocity and the oxygen concentration. We show that substantial errors in flux estimates can arise if these two variables are not aligned correctly in time. Due to the limited time response of all oxygen sensors used today, such a misalignment cannot be entirely avoided. We finally propose a new correction for this problem.
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