Measurement Technique

Because meteorological measurements are primarily taken in the near-surface layer, they are carried out in the micrometeorological scale. Recently, a very comprehensive "Springer Handbook of Atmospheric Measurements" was published in 2021, which also largely covers the micrometeorological field. In addition, textbooks are available that describe specific sensor groups. However, textbooks on boundary-layer and agricultural meteorology also contain metrological sections. Unlike in other books with extensive descriptions of meteorological instrumentation, here only general principles of micrometeorological measurement techniques are described. Of special importance in this book are techniques for the optimal adaptation of the sensors to the surrounding environment—the turbulent atmosphere. The quality assurance of observations is another focal point.