A SIMILARITY MODEL FOR ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE STRUCTURE IN THE PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER,

Abstract

The planetary boundary layer, the lowest 1000 meters of the atmosphere, is of special interest because most Army operations and materiel function within it. This layer of air is characteristically turbulent. This property not only affects the overall behavior of the layer, but also directly influences Army operations and materiel. Meaningful measurements of atmospheric turbulence are difficult to obtain, and techniques must be developed for assessing the turbulence structure from simple observations or, in some cases, no observations at all. The report discusses numerical solutions of energy and transport equations in the planetary boundary layer.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713569

Entities

People

  • William D. Ohmstede

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Operations
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Transport Ships
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design