Summary
Various methods are outlined for the analysis of mesoscale flow patterns and these are illustrated by application to the Adelaide (South Australia) urban area. They illustrate locally induced variations within the flow and also the seasonal transference of energy from synoptic sources in winter to the diurnal land-sea breeze system in the summer.
Zusammenfassung
Es werden verschiedene Methoden für die Analyse von mesoscalen Strömungsfeldern dargelegt und durch Anwendung auf das Stadtgebiet von Adelaide (Süd-Australien) erläutert. Sie veranschaulichen lokal verursachte Änderungen in der Strömung und auch die jahreszeitliche Übertragung von Energie aus synoptischen Lagen im Winter bis zum täglichen Land-Seewindsystem im Sommer.
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Lyons, T. Mesoscale flow analysis. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. B. 25, 233–249 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02243055
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