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On the measurement of vertical humidity transport over land

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Humidity fluctuations over land were measured by a Ly-α humidiometer and dew point hygrometer; the results showed excellent agreement. From simultaneous measurements of vertical velocity, temperature, and downwind velocity, the universal shape of the spectra and cospectra for humidity transport were examined, and compared with those for heat and momentum.

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Miyake, M., McBean, G. On the measurement of vertical humidity transport over land. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 1, 88–101 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193907

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