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Eddy Covariance Flux Tower (2D)

Interactive 2D eddy-covariance flux tower: watch turbulent air parcels carry CO2 above a forest canopy in side-view and see how the vertical wind / CO2 covariance yields a live ecosystem carbon flux estimate, with adjustable turbulence, source/sink balance and averaging window.

Climate, Ecology & Environment2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Flux towers are the ground-based backbone of environmental monitoring networks that satellites and IoT sensor grids feed into: a mast above the forest canopy samples vertical wind and CO₂ concentration many times a second and turns their statistical covariance into a real-time measurement of how much carbon the ecosystem below is absorbing or releasing. This 2D side-view companion renders the turbulent air parcels a sonic anemometer and gas analyzer would sample, colours each by the CO₂ it is carrying, and computes a live eddy-covariance flux estimate from the same Reynolds-decomposition mathematics real towers use — including the statistical noise that only a long enough averaging window can average away.

⚙ Under the hood

A 2D side-view flux tower over a forest canopy where turbulent air parcels carry CO2 and their live wind/CO2 covariance yields a real-time ecosystem carbon flux estimate.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install