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Q: Atmospheric turbulence ( No Answer,   2 Comments )
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Subject: Atmospheric turbulence
Category: Science > Physics
Asked by: racecar-ga
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Posted: 15 Mar 2003 16:42 PST
Expires: 17 Mar 2003 14:27 PST
Question ID: 176726
A passive tracer is released for a long time at a constant rate R at a
height z = H above the ground, where the average wind velocity is S
and is in the x direction. The release point is within the boundary
layer of the atmosphere. What is the concentration of the tracer at
the ground (z = 0) as a function of x and y?
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Subject: Re: Atmospheric turbulence
From: xarqi-ga on 15 Mar 2003 17:17 PST
 
Sorry - I'm a bit confused here.
First, you have defined x to be the wind direction, but what is y?
If x and y refer to the position on the ground plane, as z refers to
the height above it, the you need to specify the wind direction as a
vector - and please, vall it something other than x :-)
Second, it seems to me that the ground concentration will also depend
on S, not just x and y.

Can you straighten me out here, please?
Subject: Re: Atmospheric turbulence
From: racecar-ga on 16 Mar 2003 17:53 PST
 
x, y, and z are a rectangular coordinate system.  The average wind
speed is S, a constant, and is in the x direction.  Anticipating
another question along these lines, there is no time dependence in the
problem. The answer I'm looking for is the time-averaged concentration
at the ground.

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