On the temperature structure parameter and sensible heat flux over helsinki from sonic anemometry and scintillometry

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1604-1615

  Wood, C R ^a   Kouznetsov, R D ^a,b   Gierens, R ^c   Nordbo, A ^c   Ja rvi L ^c   Kallistratova, M A ^b   Kukkonen, J ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; INHERENT LIMITATIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY THEORY; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE PARAMETER; UNSTABLE CONDITIONS;

ANEMOMETERS; SCINTILLATION;

HEAT FLUX;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANEMOMETER; ANNUAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84883765111     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00209.1     Document Type: Article

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