Analyses of Energy, Momentum, and Mass Transfers above Vegetative Surfaces.

Abstract

Extensive surface shear-stress and wind-profile measurements during six separate field studies at Davis, California, indicate a value for the von Karman constant, k, of 0.42. Expressions relating k sub m to the Richardson number for both stable an unstable conditions, based on the Davis data, are presented and compared favorably with the findings of several others. Expressions relating the diabatic wind profile functions to both the Richardson number and z/L are developed and compared with the results of many other researchers. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0721301

Entities

People

  • D. L. Morgan
  • F. J. Lourence
  • W. O. Pruitt

Organizations

  • University of California, Davis

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Mass Transfer
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Momentum
  • Physical Properties
  • Richardson Number
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design