Estimation of surface roughness length and displacement height from single-level sonic anemometer data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 708-715

  Martano, Paolo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; DISPLACEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 0033932484     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0708:EOSRLA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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