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Lateral coherence of longitudinal wind components in strong winds

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A combination of lateral coherence measurements of wind speed at five locations suggests that the ‘decay constant’ is a monotonically increasing function of the ratio of separation to height, under neutral conditions.

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  1. Risø National Laboratory, DK 4000, Roskilde, Denmark

    Leif Kristensen

  2. The Pennsylvania State University, 16802, University Park, PA, USA

    Hans A. Panofsky

  3. Atlantic Oceangraphic Laboratory, Bedford Institute, B2Y 4A2, Darmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Stuart D. Smith

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Kristensen, L., Panofsky, H.A. & Smith, S.D. Lateral coherence of longitudinal wind components in strong winds. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 21, 199–205 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02033937

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