Concepts, observations, and simulation of refractive index turbulence in the lower atmosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 643-669

  Wyngaard, J C ^a   Seaman, N ^a   Kimmel, S J ^a   Otte, M ^a   Di, X ^a   Gilbert, K E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVE EQUATIONS;

DYNAMICAL MESOSCALE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

EID: 0035389216     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002380     Document Type: Article

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