Comparison of indirect methods for the estimation of Boundary Layer height over flat-terrain in a coastal site

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-320

  Contint, Daniele ^a   Cava, Danilea ^a   Martano, Paolo ^a   Donateo, Antonio ^a   Grasso, Fabio M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS; COASTAL SITES; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; HORIZONTAL WINDS; INDIRECT METHODS; MINI-SODAR; OPERATIONAL EVALUATION; PARAMETERISATION; PROGNOSTIC MODEL; RANGE GATES; SIMILAR PATTERN; SINGLE POINT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL METHODS; ULTRASONIC ANEMOMETER; VERTICAL VELOCITY; VERTICAL WIND;

ANEMOMETERS; CORROSION; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ALGORITHM; ANEMOMETER; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DOPPLER SODAR; ESTIMATION METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIOSONDE; TURBULENCE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77949762955     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2009/0381     Document Type: Conference Paper

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