Spectral scaling of static pressure fluctuations in the atmospheric surface layer: The interaction between large and small scales

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1725-1732

  Albertson, John D ^a   Katul, Gabriel G ^b   Parlange, Marc B ^c   Eichinger, William E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d IA United States   (United States)

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EID: 0000885633     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869689     Document Type: Article

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