Atmospheric Turbulence Environment with Special Reference to Continuous Turbulence
Abstract
The flight-test techniques for measuring continuous atmospheric turbulence are briefly outlined and available measurements of the power spectrum of atmospheric turbulence reviewed. The measured results are examined in order to determine how well they approximate the idealized models of a stationary Gaussian random process and of isotropic turbulence. Finally, some recent results on the variation with altitude of the probability distribution of the root-mean-square gust velocity are presented and the application of these results to operational response history calculations indicated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1957
- Accession Number
- AD0157286
Entities
People
- Harry Press
Organizations
- AGARD