Description of atmospheric variables measured with a RASS sodar: Cycles and distribution functions

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-453

  Pérez, Isidro A ^a   Angeles Garcia M ^a   Luisa Sanchez M ^a   de Torre, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Daily evolution; Gaussian distribution; Virtual temperature; Weibull distribution; Wind characteristics

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; RADIO SYSTEMS; SPEED; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND EFFECTS;

CHI-SQUARE; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION; RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM SODAR; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR; VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; RADIO SYSTEMS; SPEED; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 40949127427     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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