Lidar Measurement of Boundary Layer Winds and Convective Structure.

Abstract

The following report is a summary of studies on planetary boundary layer visualization and remote determination of wind profiles and turbulence quantities by means of a lidar. These investigations rely on inhomogeneities in the natural aerosol distribution to delineate eddies in the boundary layer. Measurement of the rate of displacement of these eddies yield horizontal wind components. Observations of the daytime growth of the convective boundary layer are compared to a theoretical model. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078590

Entities

People

  • Edwin W. Eloranta

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Anemometers
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Convection
  • Detectors
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Instrumentation
  • Latent Heat
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Repetition Rate
  • Solar Radiation
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.