Fine-scale measurements of turbulence in the lower troposphere: An intercomparison between a kit-and balloon-borne, and a helicopter-borne measurement system

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-250

  Muschinski, Andreas ^a   Frehlich, Ror ^a   Jensen, Mike ^a   Hugo, Ron ^b   Hoff, Axel ^c   Eaton, Frank ^b   Balsley, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Aerodata Flugme technik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airbone turbulence measurements; Energy dissipation rate; Fine wire anemometry; Fine wire thermometry; HELIPOD; Structure parameters; Tethered lifting system

Indexed keywords

HEAT LOSSES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; SENSORS; TROPOSPHERE;

FINE-SCALE TURBULENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOWER TROPOSHPERE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; BALLOON OBSERVATION; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 0035251679     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026520618624     Document Type: Article

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