Characterisation and simulation of the multiscaling properties of the energy-containing scales of horizontal surface-layer winds

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-46

  Lauren, Michael K ^a   Menabde, Merab ^a   Seed, Alan W ^a   Austin, Geoffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Longitudinal velocity fluctuations; Multifractals; Spectra; Statistical analysis; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; SPECTRA; SURFACE LAYER; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032891857     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001749126625     Document Type: Article

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