CHANGE OF TERRAIN ROUGHNESS AND THE WIND PROFILE.

Abstract

A theory is constructed to describe the distribution of wind with height in hydrostatically neutral air following a sudden change in terrain roughness. The agreement with measurements made at a variety of locations is satisfactory. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605268

Entities

People

  • A. A. Townsend
  • H. A. Panofsky

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Measurement
  • Roughness

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Structural Dynamics.