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An overview of similarity methods to estimate turbulence quantities from sodar measurements in the convective boundary layer

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Melas, D. (1997). An overview of similarity methods to estimate turbulence quantities from sodar measurements in the convective boundary layer. In: Singal, S.P. (eds) Acoustic Remote Sensing Applications. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009572

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