LOCAL WIND CIRCULATIONS

Abstract

Experim nts performed at Bear Mountain provide data from hich t e fi lds of mea flow a d urbulence n ar the ground in the lee of the mountain ere deline d. A model of the wind structure was developed which agrees well with the ob erved data. The odel is useful in understanding the mechanism which ge er es th ob rve urbule ce nd in isolating turbulence phenomena attributable only to the mountain from turbulence gen rated by adjacent mountains. Comparison of obs rved dat i h flow arou d flat plates in a wi d tunnel indicates the possibility of a region of high turbul nce above and downwind of the mountain top. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0265258

Entities

People

  • James Halitsky

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Landforms
  • Mountains
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
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