Scintillometer measurements of the turbulence inner-scale length $l_o$ andrefractive index structure function $C_n^2$ allow for the retrieval oflarge-scale area-averaged turbulent fluxes in the atmospheric surface layer.This retrieval involves the solution of the non-linear set of equations definedby the Monin-Obukhov similarity hypothesis. A new method that uses an analyticsolution to the set of equations is presented, which leads to a stable andefficient numerical method of computation that has the potential of eliminatingcomputational error. Mathematical expressions are derived that map out thesensitivity of the turbulent flux measurements to uncertainties in sourcemeasurements such as $l_o$. These sensitivity functions differ from results inthe previous literature; the reasons for the differences are explored.
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