Turbulent dissipation rate in the boundary layer via UHF wind profiler Doppler spectral width measurements

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 361-389

  Campistron, B ^a   Bernard, S ^a   Benech B ^a   Ardhuin Girard, F ^a   Dessens, J ^a   Dupont, E ^b   Carissimo, B ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Dissipation rate; Doppler spectral width; Turbulent kinetic energy; UHF wind profiler

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOPPLER RADAR; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

SPECTRAL WIDTH;

WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER RADAR; ENERGY DISSIPATION; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 0036605319     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014985111855     Document Type: Article

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