ISFS Guides
Current guides to using ISFS.

ISFS site requirements

Description of logistics to support the ISFS trailer and towers.

ISFS Variable Names

ISFS variable names and naming convention. Applicable to all ASTER/PAM/ISFF/ISFS projects.

Calculation of long-wave radiation

Calculation of long-wave radiation

Calculation of roughness length and displacement height

Calculation of roughness length and displacement height

Combining short-term moments for longer time periods

Used to create, e.g., 30-minute averaged statistics from ISFS's standard calculation of covariances averaged over 5-minute periods.

Corrections to Sensible and Latent Heat Flux Measurements

A description of ISFS calculation of sensible and latent heat flux, including several corrections.

Installation of soil sensors

Description of our soil sensor installation procedure.

IRGAson testing

Poster describing lab+field tests of Campbell Scientific's IRGAson.

Sonic tilt corrections

Processing of sonic anemometer data.

Wind direction quick reference

Explanation of wind coordinate systems.

Installing and using R

Analyzing data using R

Description of prep() and some associated functions.

Derived variables under R

Description of some of the dat() routines used by ISFS for data analysis.

 
 
Old guides to using ISFS.

Calculation of soil heat flux at the surface

Calculation of soil heat flux at the surface

Despiking algorithm

Description of our despiking algorithm

Pressure Measurements

Description of past and present methods to measure turbulent pressure fluctuations.