Improved wind measurements on research aircraft

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 860-875

  Khelif, Djamal ^a   Burns, S P ^a   Friehe, C A ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; GPS; RESEARCH VESSEL; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032743640     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0860:IWMORA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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