The observation of typhoon winds in Okinawa by Doppler sodar

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 83, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 11-20

  Amano, T ^a   Fukushima, H ^a   Ohkuma, T ^b   Kawaguchi, A ^c   Goto, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OBAYASHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Doppler sodar; Gradient height; Gradient wind; Power law; Typhoon; Wind profile

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; TALL BUILDINGS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DOPPLER SODARS; POWER LAW; TYPHOON WINDS;

WIND STRESS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUILDING; SODAR; TYPHOON; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND PROFILE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUILDING; DOPPLER SODAR; TYPHOON; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND PROFILE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033462168     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(99)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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