Articles | Volume 24, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2755-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2755-2020
Technical note
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28 May 2020
Technical note |  | 28 May 2020

Technical note: Long-term probe misalignment and proposed quality control using the heat pulse method for transpiration estimations

Elisabeth K. Larsen, Jose Luis Palau, Jose Antonio Valiente, Esteban Chirino, and Juan Bellot

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (25 Sep 2019) by Theresa Blume
AR by Elisabeth Karlstad Larsen on behalf of the Authors (06 Nov 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 Nov 2019) by Theresa Blume
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (29 Dec 2019)
RR by Miriam Coenders-Gerrits (13 Jan 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Jan 2020) by Theresa Blume
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (30 Jan 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Feb 2020) by Theresa Blume
AR by Elisabeth Karlstad Larsen on behalf of the Authors (12 Feb 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Mar 2020) by Theresa Blume
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (17 Mar 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (18 Apr 2020) by Theresa Blume
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Short summary
To improve long-term sap flow measurements when using the heat ratio method, this study introduces a dynamic probe misalignment correction method. This work uses sap flow data from four Aleppo pines from April 2017 to December 2018 and shows how a classical probe correction approach declines in accuracy over time. Additionally, it is proposed that a new set of statistical information be recorded along with the sap flow readings to ensure the quality of the raw data.