A Re-examination of the “Leipzig Wind Profile” Considering some Relations between Wind and Turbulence in the Frictional Layer
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- 1 May 1950
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus
- Vol. 2 (2), 125-129
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2153-3490.1950.tb00321.x
Abstract
The “Leipzig Wind Profile” is a unique example of a representative wind distribution in the frictional layer which resulted from MILDNER's set of 28 pilot-balloon observations with two theodolites on October 20, 1931, near Leipzig for a stable weather situation. It is shown, that the vectors of geostrophic motion and ground drag follow from the wind profile when a scalar austausch is assumed. The re-computed vertical austausch-distribution indicates that the energy for maintaining the turbulence in a steady frictional wind profile is taken from the potential energy of the horizontal pressure field by means of the steady flow of air across the isobars. DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1950.tb00321.xKeywords
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