THE STRUCTURE OF THERMAL CONVECTION IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE.

Abstract

An experimental study of atmospheric convection in lowest 100 m under conditions of strong surface heating and light winds is presented. Using an instrumented light aircraft, measurements were made of the fluctuating temperatures and vertical air speeds over a desert dry lake during the daytime. Root-mean-square values of these quantities and the convective heat flux were calculated and related to theoretical and laboratory results. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619268

Entities

People

  • Leonard O. Myrup

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Atmospheres
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Convection
  • Dry Lakes
  • Heat Flux
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Structure

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.