Simultaneous MST radar and radiosonde measurements at Gadanki (13.5°N, 79.2°E) 2. Determination of various atmospheric turbulence parameters

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Ghosh, A K ^a   Jain, A R ^a   Sivakumar, S ^a  

^a National MST Radar Facility   (India)

Author keywords

MST radar; Radiosonde; Tropical easterly jet (TEJ); Turbulence parameters; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; METEOROLOGY; RADIO SYSTEMS; RADIOSONDES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE PARAMETERS; RADAR ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS; RADIO SCIENCE;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0038202998     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002528     Document Type: Article

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