Accuracy of a pulse-coherent acoustic Doppler profiler in a wave-dominated flow

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1448-1461

  Lacy, Jessica R ^a   Sherwood, Christopher R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; DOPPLER EFFECT; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PULSE-COHERENT ACOUSTIC DOPPLER PROFILER (PCADP); STANDARD DEVIATION; WAVE-DOMINATED FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 5044220310     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1448:AOAPAD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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