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Seasonal, Diurnal and Wind-Direction-Dependent Variations of the Aerodynamic Roughness Length in Two Typical Forest Ecosystems of China

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Aerodynamic roughness length (z(subscript om)) is an important parameter for reliably simulating surface fluxes. The parameter varies with wind speed, atmospheric stratification, terrain and other factors; however, variations of this parameter are not properly considered in most models, which may result in uncertainties in simulating surface latent heat and sensible heat flux. There have been few studies of the diurnal and wind-direction dependent variations in z(subscript om). This study analyzes the seasonal, diurnal and wind-direction-dependent variations in z(subscript om) calculated from the profile of meteorological data for two forest systems of China, and explores the mechanism underlying these variations. Annually averaged and monthly averaged diurnal variations in z(subscript om) are obvious and similar at a Changbai Mountain (CBS) site located in northeast China and a Qianyanzhou (QYZ) site located in southeast China. z(subscript om) is much higher at night than during the day. The diurnal variation in z(subscript om) is due to a change in atmospheric stratification. The seasonality of z(subscript om) differs at two sites. (z(subscript om)) has sizable seasonal variation and is lower in the leaf-off season than in the growing season at CBS. At QYZ, z(subscript om) does not have an obvious seasonal pattern. However, at QYZ, the short-term fluctuation is greater than that at CBS. The obvious seasonal variation in z(subscript om) at CBS is related to the great seasonal change in the leaf area index. The noticeable short-term wind-direction-dependent variations in z(subscript om) at QYZ are attributed to the heterogeneous terrain there.

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