Turbulence anisotropy determined by wind profiler radar and its correlation with rain events in Montreal, Canada

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-51

  Hocking, Anna ^a   Hocking, Wayne K ^b  

^a MARDOC Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; WIND EFFECTS;

TURBULENCE ANISOTROPY; TURBULENT EDDIES; WIND SHEAR;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; WIND EFFECTS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; CORRELATION; RADAR; RAINFALL; TURBULENCE; WIND PROFILE; WIND SHEAR;

CANADA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33846839538     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1964.1     Document Type: Article

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