The influence of wind direction on Campbell scientific CSAT3 and Gill R3-50 sonic anemometer measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2477-2497

  Grare, Laurent ^a   Lenain, Luc ^a   Melville, W Kendall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Field experiments; Momentum; Stress; Surface fluxes; Wind

Indexed keywords

MOMENTUM; STRESSES; WIND;

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FRICTION VELOCITY; MEAN WIND SPEED; SONIC ANEMOMETER; SURFACE FLUX; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED;

ANEMOMETERS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANEMOMETER; FIELDWORK; MOMENTUM; SURFACE FLUX; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 85027435780     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jtech-d-16-0055.1     Document Type: Article

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