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Estimation of the Lagrangian Velocity Structure Function Constant C0 by Large-Eddy Simulation

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The inertial subrange Kolmogorov constant C 0, which determines the effective turbulent diffusion in velocity space, plays an important role in the Lagrangian modelling of pollutants. A wide range of values of the constant are found in the literature, most of them determined at low Reynolds number and/or under different assumptions. Here we estimate the constant C 0 by tracking an ensemble of Lagrangian particles in a planetary boundary layer simulated with a large-eddy simulation model and analysing the Lagrangian velocity structure function in the inertial subrange. The advantage of this technique is that it easily allows Reynolds numbers to be achieved typical of convective turbulent flows. Our estimates of C 0 is C 0=4.3±0.3 consistent with values found in the literature

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  1. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, CNR-ISAC, Strada Provinciale Lecce-Monteroni, km 1.2, Section of Lecce, Lecce, Italy

    Umberto Rizza & Cristina Mangia

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia, ULBRA, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS, Brasil

    Jonas C. Carvalho

  3. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, CNR-ISAC, Section of Torino, Italy

    Domenico Anfossi

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Rizza, U., Mangia, C., Carvalho, J.C. et al. Estimation of the Lagrangian Velocity Structure Function Constant C0 by Large-Eddy Simulation. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 120, 25–37 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-005-9039-z

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