Lagrangian coherent structure analysis of terminal winds detected by lidar. Part II: Structure evolution and comparison with flight data

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2167-2183

  Tang, Wenbo ^a   Chan, Pak Wai ^b   Haller, George ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG OBSERVATORY   (Hong Kong)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE DATA; DOPPLER; FLIGHT DATA; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL - AIRPORT; LAGRANGIAN COHERENT STRUCTURES; LIDAR DATA; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEMS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; STRUCTURE EVOLUTION; TIME EVOLUTIONS; WIND SHEARS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LANDING; OPTICAL RADAR;

AIRCRAFT;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LIDAR; UNSTEADY FLOW; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 81355122844     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAMC2689.1     Document Type: Article

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