Atmospheric lateral and longitudinal turbulent length scales (measured at 600 to 800 meters above grade level)NASA's Airborne Doppler Lidar System has been used to obtain a detailed 'instantaneous' mapping of horizontal spatial wind fields at 600-800 m elevations on the east side of the San Gorgonio Pass in California, in the form of checkerboard-fashion horizontal wind vectors spaced at 300 m intervals along and normal to the flight path. Spatial autocorrelations for the lateral and longitudinal components are ensemble-averaged, and integral turbulent length scales are computed for the wind fields' longitudinal and lateral directions. The flow in the region studied does not appear to be isotropic.
Document ID
19870058504
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cliff, W. C. (Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs. Richland, WA, United States)
Skarda, J. R. (Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Richland, WA, United States)