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We describe a new high-resolution sampling technique which can be used to measure concentration fluctuations simultaneously at several points in space. The technique has been used to measure the probability distribution function as a function of the detector location relative to a continuous and steady source. Results are compared to previous experiments and theoretical predictions. The spectra of the concentration fluctuations are analyzed and their behaviour as a function of downwind distance from the source is described.
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Dinar, N., Kaplan, H. & Kleiman, M. Characterization of concentration fluctuations of a surface plume in a neutral boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 45, 157–175 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120821
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