Mesoscale wind direction shifts in the stable boundary-layer

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 60 A, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 700-705

  Mahrt, L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; MESOSCALE MOTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 47949098229     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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