Illuminating the dark side of surface meteorology: creating a novel framework to explain atmospheric transport and turbulent mixing in the weak-wind boundary layer

Project Information

DarkMix

Grant agreement ID: 724629

DOI 10.3030/724629

Project closed

EC signature date 11 January 2017

Start date 1 May 2017

End date 31 January 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost € 1 898 103,50

EU contribution € 1 898 103,50

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAT BAYREUTH
Germany

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Publications

Thesis and dissertations (6)

An experimental analysis of pressure pumping at the air-soil interface in a moderately dense spruce forest, Waldstein, Germany

Author(s): Elena Nitzler
Published in: Master thesis in Micrometeorology, Geoecology program, 2021
Publisher: Micrometeorology Group, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Observing the weak wind boundary layer during the Large Eddy Observatory Voitsumra Experiment (LOVE) with a Doppler Wind LiDAR

Author(s): Lioba Lucia Martin
Published in: Bachelor Thesis in Micrometeorology, Geoecology Program, 2019, Page(s) 29
Publisher: Micrometeorology Group, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Observation of the lower atmospheric boundary layer with ber optic distributed sensing

Author(s): Antonia Fritz
Published in: Bachelor Thesis in Micrometeorology, Geoecology, 2020, Page(s) 58
Publisher: Micrometeorology Group, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Evolution and processes of the nocturnal and convective boundary layers from ceilometer data at the LOVE site

Author(s): Nico Bader
Published in: Bachelor Thesis in Micrometeorology, Physical Geography, 2020, Page(s) 45
Publisher: Micrometeorology Group, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Improving our Understanding of the Atmospheric Weak-wind Boundary Layer using Spatially Explicit Observations near the Ground Surface

Author(s): Lena Pfister
Published in: PhD thesis in Micrometeorology, 2020, Page(s) 125
Publisher: University of Bayreuth
DOI: 10.15495/epub_ubt_00005700

What drives submerse-scale motions in the wintertime Arctic atmospheric boundary layer? A field study using fiber-optic distributed sensing in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard

Author(s): Jannis-Michael Huss
Published in: Master thesis in Micrometeorology, Geoecology program, 2021
Publisher: Micrometeorology Group, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Conference proceedings (7)

Revisiting the hockey stick curve: exploring an alternative metric for incorporating the role of stratification in distinguishing turbulence regimes in the stable boundary layer

Author(s): Christoph Thomas, Jannis-Michael Huss
Published in: EGU General Assembly 2023, 2023
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-8626

Observing vertical coupling near the surface in a shallow mid-range mountain valley using a suite of ground-based remote sensing and tower observations

Author(s): Thomas, C., Freundorfer, A., Lapo, K., Muppa, S., Olesch, J., and Schneider, J.
Published in: EGU General Assembly 2022, 2022
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4098

Investigating the impact of topography on the stable boundary layer structure over complex terrain using Large eddy simulations

Author(s): Muppa, S. K., Lapo, K., Sungur, L., Babel, W., and Thomas, C.
Published in: EGU General Assembly 2022, 2022
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-7620

Local surface heterogeneity and terrain drive disagreement between measured and modeled fluxes in the cloud-free Arctic stable boundary layer

Author(s): Jannis-Michael Huss, Christoph Thomas
Published in: EGU General Assembly 2022, 2022
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-6165

Observing Diurnal Variations of Vertical Coupling By Single-Structure Analysis across the Surface and Boundary Layers over a Shallow Mid-Range Mountain Valley Using a Suite of Ground-Based Remote Sensing and Tower Observations

Author(s): Christoph K. Thomas, Lioba Martin, Nico Bader, Anita Freundorfer, Karl Lapo, Johann Schneider, Johannes Olesch
Published in: 24th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 2023
Publisher: American Meteorological Society

An Observational and Modeling Approach to Understand the Submeso-scale Motions in the Weak Wind Boundary Layers

Author(s): Shravan Kumar Muppa, Karl Lapo, Leyla Sungur, Christoph K. Thomas
Published in: 24th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 2023
Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Measuring Distributed Wind Direction Using Fiber-Optic Distributed Sensing: Toward Building a Fully Distributed Three-Dimensional Atmospheric Turbulence Sensor

Author(s): Anita Freundorfer, Karl Lapo, Johann Schneider, Christoph K. Thomas
Published in: 24th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 2023
Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Peer reviewed articles (15)

The Large-eddy Observatory Voitsumra Experiment 2019 (LOVE19) with high-resolution, spatially-distributed observations of air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction from fiber-optic distributed sensing, towers, and ground-based remote sensing

Author(s): Karl Lapo, Anita Freundorfer, Antonia Fritz, Johann Schneider, Johannes Olesch, Wolfgang Babel, Christoph K. Thomas
Published in: Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2021, ISSN 1866-3591
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/essd-2020-392

NYTEFOX : The NY-Ålesund TurbulencE Fiber Optic eXperiment investigating the Arctic boundary layer, Svalbard

Author(s): Marie-Louise Zeller, Jannis-Michael Huss, Lena Pfister, Karl Lapo, Daniela Littmann, Johann Schneider, Alexander Schulz, Christoph Thomas
Published in: Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2021, ISSN 1866-3591
Publisher: Copernicus Publisher
DOI: 10.5194/essd-2021-37

Direct partitioning of eddy-covariance water and carbon dioxide fluxes into ground and plant components

Author(s): Zahn, Einara ; Bou-Zeid, Elie ; Good, Stephen P. ; Katul, Gabriel G. ; Thomas, Christoph K. ; Ghannam, Khaled ; Smith, James A. ; Chamecki, Marcelo ; Dias, Nelson L. ; Fuentes, Jose D. ; Alfieri, Joseph G. ; Kwon, Hyojung ; Caylor, Kelly K. ; Gao, Zhiqiu ; Soderberg, Keir ; Bambach, Nicolas E. ; Hipps, Lawrence E. ; Prueger, John H. ; Kustas, William P.
Published in: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2022, ISSN 0168-1923
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108790

Solid-Phase Reference Baths for Fiber-Optic Distributed Sensing

Author(s): Christoph K. Thomas; Jannis-Michael Huss; Mohammad Abdoli; Tim Huttarsch; Johann Schneider
Published in: Sensors; Volume 22; Issue 11; Pages: 4244, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/s22114244

Distributed sensing of wind direction using fiber-optic cables

Author(s): Anita Freundorfer, Johann Schneider, Karl Lapo, Christoph K Thomas
Published in: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Issue 38 (10), 2021, Page(s) 1871 - 1883, ISSN 1520-0426
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
DOI: 10.1175/jtech-d-21-0019.1

Suitability of fibre-optic distributed temperature sensing for revealing mixing processes and higher-order moments at the forest–air interface

Author(s): Olli Peltola, Karl Lapo, Ilkka Martinkauppi, Ewan O'Connor, Christoph K. Thomas, Timo Vesala
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 14/3, 2021, Page(s) 2409-2427, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus Publisher
DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-2409-2021

Revealing the Morning Transition in the Mountain Boundary Layer Using Fiber‐Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing

Author(s): A. M. Fritz, K. Lapo, A. Freundorfer, T. Linhardt, C. K. Thomas
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters, Issue 48/9, 2021, ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2020gl092238

A Physics‐Based Universal Indicator for Vertical Decoupling and Mixing Across Canopies Architectures and Dynamic Stabilities

Author(s): O. Peltola, K. Lapo, C. K. Thomas
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters, Issue 48/5, 2021, ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2020gl091615

Thermal Submeso Motions in the Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer. Part 2: Generating Mechanisms and Implications

Author(s): Lena Pfister, Karl Lapo, Larry Mahrt, Christoph K. Thomas
Published in: Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2021, ISSN 0006-8314
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-021-00619-z

Toward quantifying turbulent vertical airflow and sensible heat flux in tall forest canopies using fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing

Author(s): Abdoli, Mohammad ; Lapo, Karl ; Schneider, Johann ; Olesch, Johannes ; Thomas, Christoph K.
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2023, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-16-809-2023

Distributed observations of wind direction using microstructures attached to actively heated fiber-optic cables

Author(s): Karl Lapo, Anita Freundorfer, Lena Pfister, Johann Schneider, John Steven Selker, Christoph Karl Thomas
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, 2019, ISSN 1867-1381
Publisher: Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2019-188

Distributed observations of wind direction using microstructures attached to actively heated fiber-optic cables

Author(s): Karl Lapo, Anita Freundorfer, Lena Pfister, Johann Schneider, John Selker, Christoph Thomas
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 13/3, 2020, Page(s) 1563-1573, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-13-1563-2020

Thermal Submesoscale Motions in the Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer. Part 1: Detection and Mean Statistics

Author(s): Lena Pfister, Karl Lapo, Larry Mahrt, Christoph K. Thomas
Published in: Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2021, ISSN 0006-8314
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-021-00618-0

The NY-Alesund TurbulencE Fiber Optic eXperiment (NYTEFOX): investigating the Arctic boundary layer, Svalbard

Author(s): Marie-Louise Zeller, Jannis-Michael Huss, Lena Pfister, Karl Lapo, Daniela Littmann, Johann Schneider, Alexander Schulz, Christoph K Thomas
Published in: Earth System Science Data, Issue 13 (7), 2021, Page(s) 3439-3452, ISSN 1866-3591
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-3439-2021

The Large eddy Observatory, Voitsumra Experiment 2019 (LOVE19) with high-resolution, spatially distributed observations of air temperature, wind speed, and wind direction from fiber-optic distributed sensing, towers, and ground-based remote sensing

Author(s): Karl Lapo; Anita Freundorfer; Antonia Fritz; Johann Schneider; Johannes Olesch; Wolfgang Babel; Christoph K. Thomas
Published in: Earth System Science Data, Issue 2, 2022, ISSN 1866-3516
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/essd-14-885-2022

Other (1)

pyfocs v0.5: software package for post-processing fiber-optic distributed sensing measurements

Author(s): Karl Lapo, Anita Freundorfer
Published in: Software package, 2020
Publisher: Zenodo, CERN
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4292491