Oblique, stratified winds about a shelter fence. Part I: Measurements

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1149-1167

  Wilson, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POROSITY; SHELTERS (CIVIL DEFENSE); STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND EFFECTS;

PLASTIC WINDBREAK FENCES; RESISTANCE COEFFICIENTS; WIND STATISTICS;

FENCES;

ANEMOMETER; VELOCITY PROFILE; WIND BREAK; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 4444333148     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<1149:OSWAAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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