Sound propagation in the nocturnal boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2473-2486

  Wilson, D Keith ^a   Noble, John M ^a   Coleman, Mark A ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CURRENT DENSITY; MICROPHONES; REMOTE SENSING;

SOLITARY WAVES; SOUND ENERGY;

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SOUND PROPAGATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WIND PROFILE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344121307     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2473:SPITNB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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