Modeling the Lowest 1 Km of the Atmosphere,

Abstract

The interdependence between the turbulent transport of mass, momentum, and energy through the lower levels of the atmosphere, and the distribution of wind, temperature, and species within this layer are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on models, either analytical or numerical, which have a basic theoretical foundation in turbulent transport modeling. The results of example model solutions are used to discuss such micrometeorological problems as: wind shear and turbulence around airports; the prediction of low-level clouds and fog; the dispersion of industrial pollutants; the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with turbulent fluctuations in humidity and temperature; and the evolution of organized features within the boundary layer. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111413

Entities

People

  • W. S. Lewellen

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Climate Change
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Convection
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Meteorology
  • Refractive Index
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design