Wave structures and turbulent features of the winter airflow in southern Wyoming in Interpretation of windflow characteristics from Eolian landforms.
Auteurs :DAWSON, P. J.
MARWITZ, J. D.
MARRS, R. W.
KOLM, K. E.
Description :
Data from airborne air-sensing probes reveal wave structures in the planetary boundary layer of the atmosphere in the wind corridor of south-central Wyoming. The airflow, which is nearly laminar throughout much of the region, responds in a series of resonant lee waves when it encounters topographic obstacles. Gravity waves and turbulent mixing are associated with a downward transport of vertical momentum and occur in the region of accelerated windflow in the central Wyoming wind corridor. Kelvin-Helmholtz waves are prevalent in the area of hydraulic jump at Windy Gap. Understanding of such waves and their controls is essential to siting of wind-energy systems in high-wind regions like the Wyoming wind corridor and in interpreting the mechanisms for development and migration of eolian landforms.
Type de document :
Monographie
Source :
, p. 55-63, Références bibliographiques : 11 réf.
Date :
1982
Identifiants :
isbn : 0-8137-2192-X
Editeur :
Pays édition : Inconnu
Langue :
Anglais
Anglais
Droits :
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