The use of kites to investigate boundary layer meteorology

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-159

  Varley, M J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC PROFILING; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; EXPERIMENTAL REQUIREMENTS; INSTRUMENTAL PLATFORM; METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURE OF SURFACES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ICE SHELF; METEOROLOGY; RADIOSONDE;

ANTARCTICA; ARRAN; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; NORTH AYRSHIRE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0013439453     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482797000431     Document Type: Article

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