LATENT HEAT FLUX

Other Names

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Definition

Latent heat flux is the flux of heat from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere that is associated with evaporation of water at the surface and subsequent condensation of water vapor in the troposphere. It is an important component of Earth's surface energy budget. Latent heat flux is commonly measured with the Bowen ratio technique, or by eddy covariance.

Applications

1. Global climate modeling
2. Forecasting
3. General Circulation models
4. Land surface models

GES DISC Datasets

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Other sources for data

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1. NCEP
2. UCAR
3. ECMWF
4. ARM
5. J-OFURO