Estimation of ABL parameters using the vertical velocity measurements of an acoustic sounder

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 413-449

  Kalogiros, J A ^a   Helmis, C G ^a   Asimakopoulos, D N ^a   Papageorgas, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acoustic sounder; CBL height; Noise reduction; Surface turbulent fluxes; Vertical velocity; Volume averaging correction

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032726048     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001898022176     Document Type: Article

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