First observations of turbulence parameters in the troposphere over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea using radiosonde

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Alappattu, Denny P ^a   Kunhikrishnan, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

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EID: 79960513597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012916     Document Type: Article

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