On the dependence of third-and fourth-order moments on stability in the turbulent boundary layer

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-123

  Maurizi, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

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EID: 37949051962     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-13-119-2006     Document Type: Article

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