Boundary-layer anemometry by optical remote sensing for wind energy applications

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-347

  Emeis, Stefan ^a   Harris, Michael ^b   Banta, Robert M ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; WIND;

ANEMOMETER; BOUNDARY LAYER; HEIGHT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 35048843192     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0225     Document Type: Conference Paper

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