Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. covariance
  6. eddy covariance
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. covariance
  6. eddy covariance
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. covariance
  6. eddy covariance

Preferred term

eddy covariance

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A statistical measure used in meteorological studies to demonstrate the movement and emissions of heat or gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor) in the atmosphere over forests, agricultural fields, lakes and other natural ecosystems.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • eddy correlation
  • eddy flux

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137755

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 10/2/10, last modified 6/10/16