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Influence of the nocturnal low-level-jet on the vertical and mesoscale structure of the stable boundary layer as revealed from doppler-sodar-observations

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Beyrich, F., Kalass, D., Weisensee, U. (1997). Influence of the nocturnal low-level-jet on the vertical and mesoscale structure of the stable boundary layer as revealed from doppler-sodar-observations. In: Singal, S.P. (eds) Acoustic Remote Sensing Applications. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009568

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