Measurement of clear-air gradients and turbulence properties with radar wind profilers

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 321-342

  Gossard, E E ^a,b   Wolfe, D E ^b   Moran, K P ^b   Paulus, R A ^c   Anderson, K D ^c   Rogers, L T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

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EID: 0001643624     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0321:MOCAGA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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