Biases due to gravity waves in wind profiler measurements of winds

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-257

  Nastrom, G D ^a   Vanzandt, T E ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS; GRAVITY WAVES; WIND MEASUREMENTS; WIND PROFILES;

BRAGG SCATTERING; GRAVITY WAVE; RADAR REFLECTIVITY; WIND FIELD; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND PROFILER;

EID: 0029777021     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0243:BDTGWI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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