Theoretical Explanation of Spectral Slopes in Stratospheric Turbulence Data and Implications for Vertical Transport.

Abstract

This paper is motivated by the requirement to improve understanding of vertical motion of pollutants in the stratosphere. One method to estimate vertical transport due to the effects of turbulence is by means of the effective diffusivity coefficient. To calculate this parameter, it is often necessary to know the value of epsilon, the rate of turbulent dissipation. This parameter, epsilon, is also important to know in the context of the global numerical stratospheric simulation models now being created for environmental assessment purposes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 1976
Accession Number
ADA036307

Entities

People

  • Edmond M. Dewan

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Ice
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Polyethylenes
  • Potential Energy
  • Shear Flow
  • Slope
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulence
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space