A consistency check of three radar methods for monitoring eddy diffusion and energy dissipation rates through the tropopause

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 757-767

  Delage, D ^a   Roca, R ^a   Bertin, F ^a   Delcourt, J ^a   Cremieu A ^a   Massebeuf, M ^a   Ney, R ^a   Van Velthoven, P ^b  

^a Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; CLOUDS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY);

EDDY DIFFUSION;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR;

CONSISTENCY CHECKS; EDDY DIFFUSIONS; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; HIGH RESOLUTION; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TURBULENT FIELDS; TURBULENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031101392     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS03543     Document Type: Article

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