The effects of probe-induced flow distortion on velocity covariances: Field observations

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 483-493

  Miller, David O ^a   Tong, Chenning ^a   Wyngaard, John C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow distortion; Sonic anemometers; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; BOUNDARY LAYER; FIELD SURVEY; TURBULENCE;

ANEMOMETER; BOUNDARY LAYER; FIELD METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032743197     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001868030313     Document Type: Article

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