SuperMariah: A Similarity-Based Method for Determining Wind, Temperature, and Humidity Profile Structure in the Surface Boundary Layer

Abstract

Supermariah is new methodology for estimating the surface layer similarity scaling constants for wind, temperature, and specific humidity, using data from tower-borne sensors. It is conceptually based on the Dynamic Similarity of Flows Theory. We discuss the origin and logic of the Mariah approach (the predecessor of SuperMariah) and then present the extension of Mariah resulting in SuperMariah. This report reviews the complete set of model equations and presents several examples to illustrate comparisons of the Mariah, SuperMariah, and the more traditional O'KEYPS formulations

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283058

Entities

People

  • Arnold D. Tunick
  • Frank V. Hansen
  • Henry Rachele
  • Lisa Manguso

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Humidity
  • Layers
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Analysis
  • Warfare
  • Wind

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Theoretical Analysis.