Observations of spatial variations of boundary layer structure over the southern great plains cloud and radiation testbed

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1221-1231

  Hubbe, J M ^a   Doran, J C ^a   Liljegren, J C ^a   Shaw, W J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER;

USA, GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 0031402383     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<1221:OOSVOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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