Measurement and analysis of puff dispersion above the atmospheric boundary layer using quantitative imagery

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1027-1041

  Min, I A ^a   Abernathy, R N ^a   Lundblad, H L ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH (MATERIALS); IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFRARED RADIATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL; SPEED; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TURBULENCE; WIND;

PUFF DISPERSION DATA;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DISPERSION; INFRARED IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; VANDENBERG;

EID: 0036821073     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<1027:MAAOPD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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