A review and practical guide to in-flight calibration for aircraft turbulence sensors

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2820-2837

  Drüe, Clemens ^a   Heinemann, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FLIGHT MANEUVERS; IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATION; KATABATIC WINDS; METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; PRACTICAL GUIDE; TURBULENT FLUX MEASUREMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALIBRATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; SEA ICE;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; CALIBRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; KATABATIC FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 84891648512     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00103.1     Document Type: Article

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