Latent heat flux
Measurement Categories: Surface Properties
Description: The time rate of flow for the specific enthalpy difference between two phases of a substance at the same temperature, typically water.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Airborne Research Australia Cessna 404 (CESSNA-404-ARA)
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Constrained Variational Analysis (CONSTRVARANA)
- Eddy Correlation Flux Measurement System (ECOR)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai (MIRAI)
- NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown (RONBROWN)
- Surface Flux (SFCFLUX)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- 30baebbr - EBBR: bulk aerodynamic estimates of sensible & latent heat fluxes, 30-min
Datastreams including the measurement
- (CO2FLX) Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems Datastreams
- 30co2flx25m - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 25 m samples, 30-min stats
- 30co2flx4m - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, 30-min stats
- 30co2flx4mmet - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, meteorological data, 30-min stats
- 30co2flx60m - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 60 m samples, 30-min avg
- (EBBR) Energy Balance Bowen Ratio Station Datastreams
- 30ebbr - Energy Balance Bowen Ratio (EBBR) station: surf. heat flux and related data, 30-min
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Darwin
- ecmwfmansupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Manus
- ecmwfnausupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Nauru
- ecmwfsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, Darwin, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmansfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, single layer, Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, single layer, Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfc - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, single layer, 1-hr avg
- (ECOR) Eddy Correlation Flux Measurement System Datastreams
- 30ecor - ECOR: surface vertical fluxes of momentum, sensible heat, and latent heat, 30-min avg
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- moltsedassndclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhances soundings, params, stations
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- fslruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: FSL output, 60 km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 km resolution