Humidity measurements in cold and humid environments

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-147

  Makkonen, Lasse ^a   Laakso, Timo ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic boundary layer; Frost point; Humidity measurements; Hygrometers; Icing; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; COOLING; FROST EFFECTS; ICE; METEOROLOGY; SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT CAPACITANCE SENSORS; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; RADIATIVE COOLING;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD REGION; HUMIDITY;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

EID: 22144475462     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-004-7955-y     Document Type: Article

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