Velocity spectra and turbulence using direct detection lidar and comparison with thermosonde measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Dors, I ^a   McHugh, J P ^b   Jumper, G Y ^c   Roadcap, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DOPPLER EFFECT; OPTICAL RADAR; TIME SERIES; VELOCITY;

ALTITUDE RANGE; DIRECT DETECTION; DIRECT DETECTION DOPPLER LIDAR; DOPPLER LIDARS; GROUND BASED; HELMHOLTZ; KOLMOGOROV; MOUNT WASHINGTON; NEW HAMPSHIRE; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TURBULENCE LEVEL; TURBULENCE PARAMETERS; VELOCITY COMPONENTS; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS; VELOCITY SPECTRUM; WELL-MIXED LAYERS;

TURBULENCE;

BALLOON OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER LIDAR; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MIXED LAYER; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TIME SERIES; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

APPALACHIANS; MOUNT WASHINGTON; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES; WHITE MOUNTAINS [APPALACHIANS];

EID: 78651302195     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014606     Document Type: Article

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