Looking Forward to the Next Generation of Footprint Models

When we wrote a long list of further developments in footprint modeling approximately 10 years ago, we were very enthusiastic about significant progress in this special field of micrometeorology. However, less progress was made in footprint validation, in part due to a lack of experiments in part due to limitations in the method. We are not suggesting that all aspects of footprint research have been addressed but instead the major developments have already been achieved. New developments in this arena are expected to lie in the field of applications.

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