Is isotropic turbulence relevant in the atmosphere?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Lovejoy, S ^a,b   Tuck, A F ^c   Hovde, S J ^c   Schertzer, D ^d,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^e CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; WIND;

DROP SONDE DATA SETS; ISOTROPIC FRAMEWORKS; ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENCE; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 34948892673     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029359     Document Type: Article

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