Estimating the profiles of atmospheric turbulence above Korla,Maoming, Lhasa by Thorpe scale

Hu Xiaodan; Su Changdong; Luo Tao; Qing Chun; Sun Gang; Liu Qing; Li Xuebin; Zhu Wenyue; Wu Xiaoqing

doi:10.11884/hplpb201931.190074

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