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George Chimonas 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2002,102(1):139-155
The stable planetary boundary layer at the baseof the residual layer supports internalwaves that are unambiguously boundary layer incharacter. Some of these wavesare instabilities and some are neutrally stable modes, but they all have critical levelsin the residual layer. These waves exist for a broad range of conditions and should bea major component of any ducted disturbance that propagates within ninety degreesof the wind direction. The wave properties can be computed without the numericaldifficulties usually associated with critical-level systems. 相似文献
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Local Scales of Turbulence in the Stable Boundary Layer 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Zbigniew Sorbjan 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2008,127(2):261-271
Local, gradient-based scales, which contain the vertical velocity and temperature variances, as well as the potential temperature
gradient, but do not include fluxes, are tested using data collected during the CASES-99 experiment. The observations show
that the scaling based on the temperature variance produces relatively smaller scatter of empirical points. The resulting
dimensionless statistical moments approach constant values for sufficiently large values of the Richardson number Ri. This allows one to derive predictions for the Monin–Obukhov similarity functions φ
m
and φ
h
, the Prandtl number Pr and the flux Richardson number Rf in weak turbulence regime. 相似文献
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We present some algebraic and numerical simulations of the stable boundary layer. We also discuss the problem of the existence
of a critical Richardson number (Ri), beyond which the turbulence is suppressed. We compare the results of a second-order algebraic model with those of a third-order
numerical model and, to this purpose, numerical simulations of a wind-tunnel flow, which is characterized by various Richardson
numbers, were performed. As far as the second-order model is concerned, solutions, for the Richardson number greater than
any critical value, can be obtained by modifying the time scales of the second-order equation pressure correlation terms in
order to account for a buoyancy damping factor. We show that using a third-order model allows the same results (no critical
Richardson number) to be obtained without modifications to the time scales. It is suggested that the non-locality, accounted
for by the third-order moments, could allow the turbulence to persist also for Ri > 1. 相似文献
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Barbano Francesco Brogno Luigi Tampieri Francesco Di Sabatino Silvana 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2022,185(1):35-61
Boundary-Layer Meteorology - Within the roughness sublayer (RSL) of dense urban canopies composed of uniformly distributed cuboids, the time and planar-averaged mean velocity profile exhibits an... 相似文献
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Large amplitude, isolated, wave-like phenomena have been observed in the lowest 40 m of the strongly stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer overlying a coastal Antarctic ice shelf. The waves only occur when prevailing wind speeds are low. They always propagate from over the land, with phase speeds exceeding the local mean wind speed. They have wavelengths of the order of 200 m. Several examples are described and a summary of the statistical properties of these waves events is presented. 相似文献
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Larry Mahrt 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2010,135(1):1-18
The relationship of turbulence quantities to mean flow quantities, such as the Richardson number, degenerates substantially for strong stability, at least in those studies that do not place restrictions on minimum turbulence or non-stationarity. This study examines the large variability of the turbulence for very stable conditions by analyzing four months of turbulence data from a site with short grass. Brief comparisons are made with three additional sites, one over short grass on flat terrain and two with tall vegetation in complex terrain. For very stable conditions, any dependence of the turbulence quantities on the mean wind speed or bulk Richardson number becomes masked by large scatter, as found in some previous studies. The large variability of the turbulence quantities is due to random variations and other physical influences not represented by the bulk Richardson number. There is no critical Richardson number above which the turbulence vanishes. For very stable conditions, the record-averaged vertical velocity variance and the drag coefficient increase with the strength of the submeso motions (wave motions, solitary waves, horizontal modes and numerous more complex signatures). The submeso motions are on time scales of minutes and not normally considered part of the mean flow. The generation of turbulence by such unpredictable motions appears to preclude universal similarity theory for predicting the surface stress for very stable conditions. Large variation of the stress direction with respect to the wind direction for the very stable regime is also examined. Needed additional work is noted. 相似文献
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George Chimonas 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1999,90(3):397-421
The stably-stratified planetary boundary layer contains small-vertical-scale, step-like structures, waves on a multitude of scales, large horizontal eddies and small-scale turbulence, all of which constantly interact with, and modify, one another. Current knowledge of how the various components act in the vicinity of the step-like structures is surveyed. It is concluded that packets of internal waves are the main conduit for interaction within and across the boundary layer, and low-intensity critical-level absorption at the fringes of their spectrum probably maintains the step-like structures. Further investigation of the processes requires intensive observations of the four-dimensional structure of the region, but such an investigation will need a new generation of high-resolution sensing systems. 相似文献
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Greene Brian R. Kral Stephan T. Chilson Phillip B. Reuder Joachim 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2022,183(3):321-353
Boundary-Layer Meteorology - We explore the potential of a new method for the estimation of profiles of turbulence statistics in the stable boundary layer (SBL). By applying gradient-based scaling... 相似文献
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The atmospheric stable boundary layer (SBL) with a low-level jet is simulated experimentally using a thermally stratified
wind tunnel. The turbulence structure and flow characteristics are investigated by simultaneous measurements of velocity and
temperature fluctuations and by flow visualization. Attention is focused on the effect of strong wind shear due to a low-level
jet on stratified boundary layers with strong stability. Occasional bursting of turbulence in the lower portion of the boundary
layer can be found in the SBL with strong stability. This bursting originates aloft away from the surface and transports fluid
with relatively low velocity and temperature upward and fluid with relatively high velocity and temperature downward. Furthermore,
the relationship between the occurrence of turbulence bursting and the local gradient Richardson number (Ri) is investigated.
The Ri becomes larger than the critical Ri, Ricr = 0.25, in quiescent periods. On the other hand, the Ri number becomes smaller than Ricr during bursting events. 相似文献
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Intermittent Turbulence Associated with a Density Current Passage in the Stable Boundary Layer 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Jielun Sun Sean P. Burns Donald H. Lenschow Robert Banta Rob Newsom Richard Coulter Stephen Frasier Turker Ince Carmen Nappo Joan Cuxart William Blumen Xuhui Lee Xin-Zhang Hu 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2002,105(2):199-219
Using the unprecedented observational capabilities deployed duringthe Cooperative Atmosphere-Surface Exchange Study-99 (CASES-99),we found three distinct turbulence events on the night of 18October 1999, each of which was associated with differentphenomena: a density current, solitary waves, and downwardpropagating waves from a low-level jet. In this study, we focus onthe first event, the density current and its associatedintermittent turbulence. As the cold density current propagatedthrough the CASES-99 site, eddy motions in the upper part of thedensity current led to periodic overturning of the stratifiedflow, local thermal instability and a downward diffusion ofturbulent mixing. Propagation of the density current induced asecondary circulation. The descending motion following the head ofthe density current resulted in strong stratification, a sharpreduction in the turbulence, and a sudden increase in the windspeed. As the wind surge propagated toward the surface, shearinstability generated upward diffusion of turbulent mixing. Wedemonstrate in detail that the height and sequence of the localthermal and shear instabilities associated with the dynamics ofthe density current are responsible for the apparent intermittentturbulence. 相似文献
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黄土高原复杂地形受中尺度运动影响的稳定边界层湍流特征 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
利用兰州大学半干旱气候与环境观测站(Semi-Arid Climate and Environment Observatory of Lanzhou University,简称SACOL)2008年12月观测资料,研究了稳定边界层湍流特征.使用涡动相关资料研究湍流通量时,定义湍流的平均时间τ内的中尺度运动是造成湍流统计量变化范围大的主要原因,稳定情形? τ取几十秒至几分钟.对梯度理查森数大于0.3的强稳定情形的湍流尺度分解(MRD)谱分析表明,感热通量在112.4~449.9 s存在谱隙,尺度大于谱隙的中尺度运动造成了通量观测资料离散性大,甚至有支配性影响.动量通量的谱隙在112.4~224.9 s之间.弱风时,中尺度运动的影响更大,垂直风速标准差以0.1的比率随中尺度风速变化;垂直风速标准差同广义风速表现出很好的相关性,并随着广义风速消失而消失.三维风速标准差与摩擦速度呈很好的线性关系,垂直、水平、横风风速的无量纲标准差分别为1.35、2.54、2.21.对湍流动能的研究发现,在梯度理查森数大于0.3的条件下,仍然存在连续的湍流.以湍动能为依据,分析了湍流的平稳时间长度,其长度随稳定度变化而变化,2008年12月7~11日从133.5 s变化到856.2 s,湍流平稳时间长度反映了中尺度运动的发生频率. 相似文献
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Florence Bocquet Ben Balsley Michael Tjernström Gunilla Svensson 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2011,138(1):43-60
Tethered Lifting System (TLS) estimates of the dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy (e){(\varepsilon)} are reasonably well correlated with concurrent measurements of vertical velocity variance (sw2){(\sigma_{w}^{2})} obtained from sonic anemometers located on a nearby 60-m tower during the CASES-99 field experiment. Additional results in
the first 100 m of the nocturnal stable boundary layer confirm our earlier claim that the presence of weak but persistent
background turbulence exists even during the most stable atmospheric conditions, where e{\varepsilon} can exhibit values as low as 10−7 m2 s−3. We also present a set of empirical equations that incorporates TLS measurements of temperature, horizontal wind speed, and
e{\varepsilon} to provide a proxy measurement for sw2{\sigma_{w}^{2}} at altitudes higher than tower heights. 相似文献
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The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) model of Weng and Taylor with E−ℓ turbulence closure is applied to simulate the one-dimensional stably stratified ABL. The model has been run for nine hours from specified initial wind, potential temperature and turbulent kinetic energy profiles, and with a specified cooling rate applied at the surface. Different runs are conducted for different cooling rates, geostrophic winds and surface roughnesses. The results are discussed and compared with other models, large-eddy simulations and published field data. 相似文献
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Turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer(NBL) is still not well characterized, especially over complex underlying surfaces. Herein, gradient tower data and eddy covariance data collected by the Beijing 325-m tower were used to better understand the differentiating characteristics of turbulence regimes and vertical turbulence structure of urban the NBL. As for heights above the urban canopy layer(UCL), the relationship between turbulence velocity scale(VTKE) and wind speed(V) was con... 相似文献
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This note presents initial results of an analysis of the stationarity of turbulence kinetic energy and the persistence of
winds within the stable boundary layer (SBL). Measurements were made at 1.5 and 11 m above ground level from 0100 to 0600
local time on five nights during the JORNADA field experiment. The average stationarity ranged from about 160 to about 570
s. Wind persistence ranged from about ± 40° (3-min average) to about ± 36° (30-min average) on a weakly stable night, and
from about ± 40° (3-min average) to about ± 27° (30-min average) on an strongly stable night. It is shown that, at 1.5 m,
which we take to be within the surface layer, the average duration of stationarity of turbulent kinetic energy tends to correlate
with the kurtosis of the heat flux; however, at 11 m, which we take to be outside of the surface layer, this correlation is
poorly approximated. 相似文献
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The microstructure of a stably stratified boundary layer, with a significant low-level nocturnal jet, is investigated based
on observations from the CASES-99 campaign in Kansas, U.S.A. The reported, high-resolution vertical profiles of the temperature,
wind speed, wind direction, pressure, and the turbulent dissipation rate, were collected under nocturnal conditions on October
14, 1999, using the CIRES Tethered Lifting System. Two methods for evaluating instantaneous (1-sec) background profiles are
applied to the raw data. The background potential temperature is calculated using the “bubble sort” algorithm to produce a
monotonically increasing potential temperature with increasing height. Other scalar quantities are smoothed using a running
vertical average. The behaviour of background flow, buoyant overturns, turbulent fluctuations, and their respective histograms
are presented. Ratios of the considered length scales and the Ozmidov scale are nearly constant with height, a fact that can
be applied in practice for estimating instantaneous profiles of the dissipation rate. 相似文献
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Raj K. Rai Larry K. Berg Branko Kosović Jeffrey D. Mirocha Mikhail S. Pekour William J. Shaw 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2017,163(1):69-89
The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model can be used to simulate atmospheric processes ranging from quasi-global to tens of m in scale. Here we employ large-eddy simulation (LES) using the WRF model, with the LES-domain nested within a mesoscale WRF model domain with grid spacing decreasing from 12.15 km (mesoscale) to 0.03 km (LES). We simulate real-world conditions in the convective planetary boundary layer over an area of complex terrain. The WRF-LES model results are evaluated against observations collected during the US Department of Energy-supported Columbia Basin Wind Energy Study. Comparison of the first- and second-order moments, turbulence spectrum, and probability density function of wind speed shows good agreement between the simulations and observations. One key result is to demonstrate that a systematic methodology needs to be applied to select the grid spacing and refinement ratio used between domains, to avoid having a grid resolution that falls in the grey zone and to minimize artefacts in the WRF-LES model solutions. Furthermore, the WRF-LES model variables show large variability in space and time caused by the complex topography in the LES domain. Analyses of WRF-LES model results show that the flow structures, such as roll vortices and convective cells, vary depending on both the location and time of day as well as the distance from the inflow boundaries. 相似文献
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Larry Mahrt 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2011,140(3):343-360
For the near-calm stable boundary layer, nominally 2-m mean wind speed <0.5 ms−1, the time-average turbulent flux is dominated by infrequent mixing events. These events are related to accelerations associated
with wave-like motions and other more complex small-scale motions. In this regime, the relationship between the fluxes and
the weak mean flow breaks down. Such near-calm conditions are common at some sites. For very weak winds and strong stratification,
the characteristics of the fluctuating quantities change slowly with increasing scale and the separation between the turbulence
and non-turbulent motions can become ambiguous. Therefore, a new analysis strategy is developed based on the scale dependence
of selected flow characteristics, such as the ratio of the fluctuating potential energy to the kinetic energy. In contrast
to more developed turbulence, correlations between fluctuating quantities are small, and a significant heat flux is sometimes
carried by very weak vertical motions with large temperature fluctuations. The relation of the flux events to small-scale
increases of wind speed is examined. Large remaining uncertainties are noted. 相似文献