The Eddy Covariance Method
Your Complete Guide to Modern Applications
Download the updated edition of Dr. George Burba's book, newly expanded for today's scientific, regulatory, and commercial applications.
The 2022 edition of Eddy Covariance Method for Scientific, Regulatory, and Commercial Applications is your essential resource for understanding and applying the eddy covariance method with confidence. This comprehensive guide covers everything from theoretical principles to practical workflows, helping you unlock accurate flux measurements for carbon, water, and energy cycles.
Did you know? Previous editions are used in curricula at more than 50 universities and housed in over 40 libraries worldwide—including Oxford, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, and Max Planck Institute.
What's New
- Expanded discussions of global energy, water, and carbon cycles
- Advanced data analysis and quality control workflows
- Guidance on flux station networking and group-specific tools
- Improved workflows for experiment design and implementation
- New illustrations, practical examples, and explanations
About the Author
George Burba, LI-COR Science and Strategy Fellow, is a Global Fellow at R.B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute and a Senior Member at the National Academy of Inventors. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 journal and conference papers, books, and book chapters relevant to the eddy covariance method.
Dr. Burba has been an invited speaker at more than 60 international conferences on flux measurements, has conducted more than 30 field campaigns, and taught more than 600 courses, seminars, presentations, and invited lectures. He has collaborated with researchers from Argonne NL, Ameriflux, Asia Flux, Battelle, Canadian Carbon Program, CarboEurope, EPA, Fluxnet, ICOS, InGOS, LBNL, NEON, OzFlux, WMO as well as more than 150 universities and other research institutions.