Abstract
The study of atmospheric turbulence and its role in transporting momentum, heat, water vapor and other constituents within the layers close to the ground has been a central goal in micrometeorology. Essential to such a study is detailed information on the fluctuations of all relevant parameters. The frequencies of interest cover a range of nearly five decades, corresponding to scales of motion ranging from a few centimeters to several kilometers, presenting a serious challenge to the experimentalist. Over the last 50 years a number of different measurement techniques have been tried with varying degrees of success. Particular attention was given to fluctuations in the velocity field because of their importance to turbulent transport in the atmosphere.
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Kaimal, J.C. (1978). Sonic Anemometer Measurement of Atmospheric Turbulence. In: Hansen, B.W. (eds) Proceedings of the Dynamic Flow Conference 1978 on Dynamic Measurements in Unsteady Flows. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9565-9_29
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