An Instrument System for Measuring Atmospheric Turbulence and the Errors Inherent in Using It.

Abstract

URBULENCE AND THE Errors Inherent in Using It.Technical rept.,Darby,Franklin S. ;A/M-Ref-73-1T, TR-5DAAB07-68-C-0073DA-1-T-014501-B-81-A1-T-014501-B-81-A-00ECOM0073-T-5-68(*anemometers, design), (*resistance thermometers, design), (*atmospheric motion, measurement), meteorological instruments, data processing, turbulence, heat flux, recording systems, analog systems, wiring diagrams, computer programming, reynolds numberair water interactions, atmospheres, boundary layer, themis projectA computer controlled instrument system for the measurement of Reynolds stresses and turbulent heat fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layer is described from an engineering and functional point of view. The errors inherent in using this instrument system are analyzed both by a theoretical approach and by experimental runs of two instruments side by side. The errors in heat flux and Reynolds stress measurements were found to be approximately five percent. (Author) Portions of this document are not fully legible.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767294

Entities

People

  • Franklin S. Darby

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Systems
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Heat Flux
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Instruments
  • Recording Systems
  • Resistance Thermometers
  • Turbulence
  • Wind
  • Wiring Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

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