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Boundary-Layer Flow Over Topography: Impacts of the Askervein Study

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One of the objectives of the Askervein Hill Project was to obtain a comprehensive and accurate dataset for verification of models of flow and turbulence over low hills. In the present paper, a retrospective of the 1982 and 1983 Askervein experiments is presented. The field study is described in brief and is related to similar studies conducted in the early 1980s. Data limitations are discussed and applications of numerical and wind-tunnel models to Askervein are outlined. Problems associated with model simulations are noted and model results are compared with the field measurements.

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    John L. Walmsley

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    Peter A. Taylor

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Walmsley, J.L., Taylor, P.A. (1996). Boundary-Layer Flow Over Topography: Impacts of the Askervein Study. In: Garratt, J.R., Taylor, P.A. (eds) Boundary-Layer Meteorology 25th Anniversary Volume, 1970–1995. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0944-6_13

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