Comparison of radar and in situ measurements of atmospheric turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Zink, Florian ^a   Vincent, Robert A ^a   Murphy, Edmund ^b   Cote, Owen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote sensing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; RADAR; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; TURBULENCE;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4143119008     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003991     Document Type: Article

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