Effects and observation of migrating birds on a boundary-layer windprofiler in Eastern Germany

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 280-287

  Engelbart, D ^a,b   Gorsdorf U ^a,b   Ruhe, W ^a,c  

^a Meteorologisches Observatorium L ^*

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c Mont Royal   (Germany)

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EID: 0542403778     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/metz/7/1998/280     Document Type: Article

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