Energetics of small scale turbulence in the lower stratosphere from high resolution radar measurements

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 945-952

  Dole, J ^a   Wilson, R ^a   Dalaudier, F ^a   Sidi, C ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (turbulence); Radio science (remote sensing)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035595055     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-945-2001     Document Type: Article

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