Turbulence measurements with the CIRES tethered lifting system during CASES-99: Calibration and spectral analysis of temperature and velocity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2487-2495

  Frehlich, Rod ^a   Meillier, Yannick ^a   Jensen, Michael L ^a   Balsley, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HOT-WIRE SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345047715     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2487:TMWTCT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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