Research on the Planetary Boundary Layer,

Abstract

The high Reynolds numbers of geophysical flows indicate that one should expect strong intermittency in the production of turbulence. One should therefore expect intermittency of exchange of energy between modes of motion, and the fluxes may be principally carried by sporadic events. The boundary layer is the region of high turbulence production and needs to be observed intensively with a view towards obtaining a further understanding of couplings between modes of motion and the parameters which can provide information about the frequency of occurrence and intensity of such couplings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1969
Accession Number
AD0862124

Entities

People

  • Erik Mollo-christensen

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Couplings
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Layers
  • Production
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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