WINDSPEED ON MOUNTAINS.

Abstract

Based on data from six German mountain observatories, the behavior of windspeed distributions on top of mountain summits has been investigated. Relationships have been established linking the occurrence of winds on the mountain to the simultaneously observed flow in the free atmosphere at summit height in the vicinity. Since the windspeed data can be represented satisfactorily by means of double exponential distribution functions, a method of estimating the occurrence of high windspeeds based on these distributions has been developed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634877

Entities

People

  • Eberhard W. Wahl

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Distribution Functions
  • Functions (Mathematics)
  • Landforms
  • Mountains
  • Observatories

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Climatology
  • Fluid Dynamics.