Evidence for a k-5/3 spectrum from the EOLE Lagrangian balloons in the low stratosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2936-2942

  Lacorata, Guglielmo ^a   Aurell, Erik ^b   Legras, Bernard ^c   Vulpiani, Angelo ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY; ENERGY SPECTRUM; LAGRANGIAN BALLOONS; LYAPUNOV EXPONENTS;

METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BALLOON OBSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STRATOSPHERE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 11844270405     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3292.1     Document Type: Article

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