Parameterization of overwater horizontal wind variability

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Schacher, G. E. (Gordon Everett)
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Diffusion
Wind Variability
Turbulence
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1986-06-01
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1986-06
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Data from four overwater diffusion experiments have been analyzed to parameterize the overwater horizontal wind variability. The parameterization involves three production mechanisms: shear, buoyancy, and a larger scale process loosely referred to as mesoscale. All three processes have been parameterized for averaging times from 1 min to 1 hour. The variability has also been parameterized in term of the surface layer stability, which we find to be an insufficient parameter. The results are applicable to the overwater coastal regime.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/15251
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NPS-61-86-014
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The work reported herein was supported in part by the Naval Surface Weapons Center and the NPS Research Foundation, Monterey, California.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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