Estimating sensible and latent heat fluxes over rice using surface renewal

The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01681923The performance of surface renewal (SR) analysis for estimating sensible (H) and latent (λE) heat fluxes has been analysed over a sprinkler irrigated rice. Similarity principles were not fully met during the experiment and the (H + λE) measured values with the eddy covariance did not close the surface energy balance. H and λE estimates using SR analysis were reliable and provided a reasonable energy-balance closure. The Bowen ratio was also estimated using SR analysis. Good estimates were obtained though mainly under unstable atmospheric conditions.This study was supported by projects REN2001/CLI1630, TRANSCLA and AGL2000-1775-C03-02.Peer reviewe