Spectral Structure of Turbulence in a Zone of Thick Convective Clouds,

Abstract

Measurement of the velocities of vertical air gusts in various parts of the space around clouds and within cumulonimbus clouds (CB) is shown. Averaged turbulence energy spectra, obtained with the aid of aircraft measurements, are presented for various parts of a CB zone in a range of linear gust scales from 300 to 3000 m. A divergence of these spectra from the five thirds law is noted, and some factors responsible for this divergence are suggested. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748518

Entities

People

  • S. M. Shmeter

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Clouds
  • Cumulonimbus Clouds
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Spectra
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Statistical inference.

Technology Areas

  • Space