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This is one of a series of papers on the Askervein Hill Project. It presents results from the Askervein 1982 and 1983 experiments in the form of vertical profiles of mean wind and turbulence integral statistics at upwind reference locations and at two hilltop sites. The data were obtained from a variety of sensors including sonic, Gill UVW and cup anemometers mounted on 50, 30, 17 and 10 m towers and TALA kite systems. Comparisons with numerical-model predictions are discussed.
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Mickle, R.E., Cook, N.J., Hoff, A.M. et al. The Askervein Hill Project: Vertical profiles of wind and turbulence. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 43, 143–169 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153977
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