Nocturnal low-leveL-jet-dominated atmospheric boundary layer observed by a Doppler lidar over Oklahoma City during JU2003

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2098-2109

  Wang, Yansen ^a   Klipp, Cheryl L ^a   Garvey, Dennis M ^a   Ligon, David A ^a   Williamson, Chatt C ^a   Chang, Sam S ^a   Newsom, Rob K ^b   Calhoun, Ronald ^c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; MOMENTUM; OPTICAL RADAR; WAKES;

DOPPLER LIDAR; LOW-LEVEL JET; SONIC ANEMOMETER;

WIND;

EID: 38849160042     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2006JAMC1283.1     Document Type: Article

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