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On the scattering of sound in a turbulent flow
Author(s) -
Robson R. E.,
Potts R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710745206
Subject(s) - sodar , turbulence , sound (geography) , flow (mathematics) , scattering , meteorology , acoustics , argument (complex analysis) , geology , mechanics , physics , optics , planetary boundary layer , biochemistry , chemistry
The formula for the cross‐section for scattering of sound in a turbulent flow, upon which SODAR meteorology relies, is derived from a simplified, physically appealing argument.