Turbulent energy dissipation rates from the University of Tromsø/University of Saskatchewan MF radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-440

  Hall, C M ^a   Meek, C E ^b   Manson, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0038395664     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(97)00124-7     Document Type: Article

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