ISSN:
1573-1472
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract Fourth-order mixed moments of velocity and temperature fluctuations, measured within the atmospheric surface layer, are compared with results obtained by assuming the quasi-Gaussian approximation. Standard deviations of the products uw, uθ and wθ(u and w are the longitudinal and vertical velocity fluctuations; θ is the temperature fluctuation) are in good agreement with those obtained using the quasi-Gaussian assumption. Good agreement is also obtained between measured and Gaussian estimates of fourth-order moments including all three fluctuations u, w, θ Schwarz inequalities, commonly used in the clipping approximation in turbulence modelling, are found to provide bounds for third-order moments of w, θ that are too conservative. More reasonable, tighter, bounds for these moments are given by inequalities obtained by Lumley.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00124702
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