A Survey of Atmospheric Turbulence Characteristics

Abstract

This report reviews the literature on atmospheric turbulence in the planetary boundary layer, with the main emphasis on the lowest tens of meters. A table summarizes 26 references which discuss variations in intensity of turbulence. This intensity tends to be greater over rough surfaces than over smooth surfaces. Intensity of turbulence normally decreases when either altitude or atmospheric stability increases. High wind speeds are more likely to be associated with nearly neutral stability than with very stable or very unstable conditions. This report also includes a discussion of the autocorrelation function for the three components of the wind vector. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 19, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109306

Entities

People

  • Dorothy A. Stewart

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Lapse Rate
  • Libraries
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbulence
  • Wind

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Fluid Dynamics.