3.2 Energy balance and carbon flux monitoring
Fluxes and the energy balance are monitored in the near pristine
Catchment VI with a full open path eddy covariance (EC) system (OPEC,
Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, Utah, USA), and alongside this soil
respiration is monitored with a Li-Cor8100 equipped with eight chambers.
Complimented by monthly soil respiration measurements across Catchment
III and IX using cost effective techniques. A Large Aperture
Scintillometer was installed for a short period in Catchment VI as well.
The energy balance components are monitored in Catchments III and IX for
use in the Surface Renewal method to solve for total evaporation.