THE AERODYNAMIC ROUGHNESS OF THE COMPLEX TERRAIN OF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO

Abstract

The aerodynamic roughness of the extremely complex terrain at White Sands Missile Range has been examined through the analyses of wind and temperature profiles measured on the 62-meter meteorological research tower. The roughness length z sub o was considered as a function of the season and the direction of the mean flow. There was an apparent correlation between the roughness length and growing season with variations in z sub o from approximately 10 cm in January to 22.5 cm in July. Variations of nearly 60 cm were noted when z sub o was considered on a directional basis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0668622

Entities

People

  • Frank V. Hansen

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Equations
  • Geostrophic Wind
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Refractive Index
  • Richardson Number
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • United States
  • Wind

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