Errors in mean vertical velocities measured by boundary layer wind profilers

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 565-569

  Angevine, Wayne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001331793     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0565:EIMVVM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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