Structure function analysis and intermittency in the atmospheric boundary layer

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 915-929

  Vindel, J M ^a   Yague C ^b   Redondo, J M ^c  

^a Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia AEMET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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EID: 70350137838     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-915-2008     Document Type: Article

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