How do convective cold pools influence  the atmospheric boundary layer near  two wind turbines in northern Germany?

Thayer, Jeffrey D.; Kilroy, Gerard; Wildmann, Norman

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How do convective cold pools influence the atmospheric boundary layer near two wind turbines in northern Germany?

Jeffrey D. Thayer, Gerard Kilroy, and Norman Wildmann

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