Observed lagrangian transition of stratocumulus into cumulus during ASTEX: Mean state and turbulence structure

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2157-2173

  De Roode, Stephan R ^a,b   Duynkerke, Peter G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000851964     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2157:OLTOSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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