Wavelet analysis of intermittent turbulent transport in the atmospheric surface layer over a monsoon trough region

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-239

  Kulkarni, J R ^a   Sadani, L K ^a   Murthy, B S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Quadrant analysis; Turbulence intermittency; Turbulent fluxes; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

MONSOON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WAVELET;

EID: 0033048389     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001773312285     Document Type: Article

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