On the effect of moisture on the detection of tropospheric turbulence from in situ measurements

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 697-702

  Wilson, R ^a   Luce, H ^b   Hashiguchi, H ^c   Shiotani, M ^c   Dalaudier, F ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PROCESS; FRACTIONATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; SATURATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84882780555     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-697-2013     Document Type: Article

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