A brief climatology of eddy diffusivities over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 29819-29826

  Nastrom, G D ^a   Eaton, F D ^b,c  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; TURBULENCE; WIND VELOCITY;

USA, NEW MEXICO, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE;

EID: 0031400216     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02208     Document Type: Article

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