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eddy covariance

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002059

A statistical measure used in meteorological studies to demonstrate the movement and emissions of heat or gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor) in the atmosphere over forests, agricultural fields, lakes and other natural ecosystems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002059
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymseddy correlation; eddy flux
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsocovariance; Earth atmosphere; atmospheric circulation; net ecosystem exchange; climate models; turbulent flow; heat transfer; wind; greenhouse gases; weather
TranslationsSpanish: covarianza eddy
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002059",
  "term": "eddy covariance",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A statistical measure used in meteorological studies to demonstrate the movement and emissions of heat or gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor) in the atmosphere over forests, agricultural fields, lakes and other natural ecosystems.",
  "synonyms": [
    "eddy correlation",
    "eddy flux"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "covariance",
    "Earth atmosphere",
    "atmospheric circulation",
    "net ecosystem exchange",
    "climate models",
    "turbulent flow",
    "heat transfer",
    "wind",
    "greenhouse gases",
    "weather"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "covarianza eddy"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/eddy-covariance/"
}

Record 2,059 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.