Wind Characteristics over Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, during Typhoon Passage -- Determination by Physical Modeling in a Meteorological Wind Tunnel.

Abstract

A simulated atmospheric boundary-layer flow over a 1:15,000 scale model of the Subic Bay Basin, Philippines, was studied in the environmental wind tunnel of the Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion Laboratory, Colorado State University. Surface flow patterns were obtained by visualization with smoke and surface oil films. Mean wind speed isotachs and turbulence intensity contour lines were obtained at four elevations of 70, 150, 195 and 275 ft (21.3, 45.7, 59.5 and 83.7 m) for wind from the south (180 deg T) through west (270 deg T) at increments of 15 deg. Data obtained also include slides and motion pictures of the flow patterns. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA065929

Entities

People

  • H. G. C. Woo
  • J. J. Lou
  • Jack Edward Cermak

Organizations

  • Colorado State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Research Facilities
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulence
  • Universities
  • Weather Stations
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Tunnels
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Geodesy
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers