Mean vertical motions in the PBL measured by Doppler Sodar: Accuracy, ambiguities, and possible improvements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1532-1544

  Contini, D ^a   Mastrantonio, G ^a   Viola, A ^a   Argentini, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LOUDSPEAKERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; DOPPLER SODAR; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WIND VELOCITY;

DOPPLER RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER SODAR; INSTRUMENTATION; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 8644277141     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1532:MVMITP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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