Estimation of potential-temperature gradient in turbulent stable layers using acoustic sounder measurements

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 562, 2000, Pages 31-61

  Helmis, C G ^a   Kalogiros, J A ^b   Asimakopoulos, D N ^b   Soilemes, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acoustic sounder; Boundary layer; Temperature inversions

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034067929     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656203     Document Type: Article

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