How representative are FLUXNET measurements of surface fluxes during temperature extremes?

van der Horst, Sophie V. J.; Pitman, Andrew J.; De Kauwe, Martin G.; Ukkola, Anna; Abramowitz, Gab; Isaac, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1829-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1829-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1829-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

Research article

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30 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 30 Apr 2019

How representative are FLUXNET measurements of surface fluxes during temperature extremes?

Sophie V. J. van der Horst, Andrew J. Pitman, Martin G. De Kauwe, Anna Ukkola, Gab Abramowitz, and Peter Isaac

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- AC2: 'Author response to review', Andy Pitman, 11 Feb 2019
RC3: 'Referee comment on van der Horst et al. How representative are FLUXNET measurements of surface fluxes during temperature extremes?', Anonymous Referee #3, 05 Feb 2019
- AC3: 'Response to reviewer', Andy Pitman, 11 Feb 2019

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (18 Feb 2019) by Paul Stoy

AR by Andy Pitman on behalf of the Authors (12 Mar 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Mar 2019) by Paul Stoy

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Apr 2019)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (09 Apr 2019) by Paul Stoy

AR by Andy Pitman on behalf of the Authors (10 Apr 2019) Author's response Manuscript

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Measurements of surface fluxes are taken around the world and are extremely valuable for understanding how the land and atmopshere interact, and how the land can amplify temerature extremes. However, do these measurements sample extreme temperatures, or are they biased to the average? We examine this question and highlight data that do measure surface fluxes under extreme conditions. This provides a way forward to help model developers improve their models.