An Examination of the Exponential Power Law in the Surface Boundary Layer.

Abstract

The exponential power law is examined in relation to the diabatic and log plus linear profile formulae of similarity theory. The dependence of the exponent of the power law on height, surface roughness, wind speed and season of the year is pointed out. It is concluded that the exponential power law is a marginal method for prediction of the wind profile in the surface boundary layer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0715349

Entities

People

  • Frank V. Hansen

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Roughness
  • Surface Roughness

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies