Statistics of momentum flux estimation

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1549-1553

  Kudeki, E ^a   Franke, S J ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIND;

EID: 0032417960     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00104-7     Document Type: Article

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