Lidar observation of the nocturnal boundary layer formation over Sofia, Bulgaria

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 3223-3235

  Kolev, I ^a   Savov, P ^a   Kaprielov, B ^a   Parvanov, O ^a   Simeonov, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Lidar; Nocturnal boundary layer; Remote sensing; Temperature inversion; Urban area; Urban boundary layer; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; LIDAR; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATIFICATION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BULGARIA; DYNAMICS; METEOROLOGY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; URBAN AREA; WIND;

BULGARIA;

EID: 0034020199     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00490-2     Document Type: Article

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