Estimation of atmospheric water vapour flux profiles in the nocturnal unstable urban boundary layer with Doppler sodar and Raman lidar

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-62

  Rao, M P ^a   Casadio, S ^b   Fiocco, G ^b   Cacciani, M ^b   Di Sarra, A ^c   Fua D ^b   Castracane, P ^b  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Latent heat; Lidar; Moisture flux; Sodar; Urban boundary layer; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; OPTICAL RADAR; WIND;

DOPPLER SODAR;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR; MOISTURE FLUX; SODAR; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0036170050     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012794731389     Document Type: Article

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