WIND PROFILES, SPECTRA, AND CROSS-SPECTRA OVER HOMOGENEOUS TERRAIN.

Abstract

An approximate theory of wind profiles below 200 meters is developed based on planetary boundary layer wind models by several authors. In the case of neutral stratification, the theory has been adapted for fitting observed profiles and the derivation of parameters. In the case of diabatic stratification the generalized wind profile equation can be transformed into the same form as the KEYPS equation which has been used hitherto in lower layers. A method of determining eddy exchange coefficients is applied to a composite wind distribution and preliminary values are given in tabular form. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1966
Accession Number
AD0648444

Entities

People

  • Alfred K. Blackadar
  • Anton S. Chaplin

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Composite Materials
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Spectra
  • Stratification

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.