Lee wave vertical structure monitoring using height-time analysis of VHF ST radar vertical velocity data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 530-543

  Caccia, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; FLOW; RADAR; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVE;

LEE WAVE; MOUNTAIN REGION; RADAR;

EUROPE, PYRENEES;

EID: 0031870935     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0530:LWVSMU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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