Measuring atmospheric stability with GPS

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 467-475

  de Haan, Siebren ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; RADIOSONDES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GPS; NOWCASTING; RADIOSONDE;

EID: 33646540438     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2338.1     Document Type: Article

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