Measurement, Analysis and Prediction of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence

Abstract

The program objective was to study turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer and to improve our ability to represent that turbulence through simple models useful in applications. Toward that end we carried out observational studies at our Rock Springs field site and theoretical and computational studies using direct and large eddy simulation. Over the duration of the project we published 22 papers on the topic in scientific journals, have four more under review, made 35 technical presentations at scientific conferences, and supervised the theses of four graduate students. Highlights of the program follow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1998
Accession Number
ADA358426

Entities

People

  • D. W. Thomson
  • J. C. Wyngaard
  • J. G. Brasseur

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Resolution
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Refractive Index
  • Reynolds Number
  • Simulations
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • STEM Education
  • Theoretical Analysis.