Upper and middle tropospheric kinetic energy dissipation rates from measurements of Cn 2 - Review of theories, in-situ investigations, and experimental studies using the Buckland Park atmospheric radar in Australia

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1779-1803

  Hocking, W K ^a   Mu, P K L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 0001143815     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(97)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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