Observations of the atmospheric surface layer parameters over a semi arid region during the solar eclipse of August 11th, 1999

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-363

  Krishnan, Praveena ^a   Kunhikrishnan, P K ^a   Nair, S Muraleedharan ^a   Ravindran, Sudha ^a   Ramachandran, Radhika ^a   Subrahamanyam, D B ^a   Ramana, M Venkata ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Dissipation rate; Solar eclipse; Turbulence spectrum

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; SOLAR ECLIPSE; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 5444252877     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02716730     Document Type: Article

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