ANEMOCLINOMETER MEASUREMENTS OF REYNOLDS STRESS AND HEAT TRANSPORT IN THE ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER

Abstract

A small, three-dimensional pressure-probe anemometer (IMFL anemoclinometer) was used to measure the three components of the wind vector, shear stress, and the ratio of the standard deviation of the vertical wind to the friction velocity as influenced by atmospheric stability. Horizontal wind and shear stress have been compared with independent wind profile and shear stress meter measurements. The anemometer was coupled with a fast thermometer for eddy correlation measurements of sensible heat flux and with a fast hygrometer for measurements of latent heat flux. The eddy correlation measurements of sensible and latent heat fluxes were compared with independent energy balance, wind profile, and sonic anemometer-thermometer measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0689487

Entities

People

  • Champ B. Tanner
  • George W. Thurtell

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Energy
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shear Stresses
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.