An Investigation of the Structure of Turbulence over Water Surface Waves

Abstract

Wind velocity components and air temperature fluctuations were measured within a few meters above lake and ocean waves to study the influence of waves on the three-dimensional structure of turbulence and the vertical fluxes of momentum and sensible heat. Analyses were made primarily in terms of variances, covariances, spectrum and cross-spectrum functions and joint probability distribution functions of the measured variables. The report summarizes the methods of measurement and data processing used and gives fourteen abstracts of reports, theses and papers resulting from the investigation. It lists, also, twenty periods of measurement, made during BOMEX, data from which are to be placed in the BOMEX Permanent Archive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0771471

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Portman
  • Kenneth L. Davidson

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Processing
  • Distribution Functions
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Heat Flux
  • Lake Michigan
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Ocean Waves
  • Probability Distributions
  • Surface Waves
  • Water Waves
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense