Dissipation rates of turbulence kinetic energy in the free atmosphere: MST radar and radiosondes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1043-1051

  Kantha, L ^a,c   Hocking, W ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free atmosphere; MST radar; Radiosonde; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COLUMNS; DATA COVER; DISSIPATION RATES; FIELD CAMPAIGN; FREE ATMOSPHERE; MST RADAR; ONTARIO , CANADA; OZONESONDES; RADAR SITES; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TURBULENCE KINETIC ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC ENERGY; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADAR; RADIOSONDES;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 79955782922     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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