F Davies
Doppler lidar measurements of turbulent structure function over an urban area
Davies, F; Collier, CG; Pearson, GN; Bozier, KE
Authors
CG Collier
GN Pearson
KE Bozier
Abstract
Analysis of radial wind velocity data from the Salford pulsed Doppler infrared lidar is used to calculate turbulent spectral statistics over the city of Salford in the United Kingdom. The results presented here, first, outline the error estimation procedure used to correct the radial wind velocity measurements from the Salford lidar system; second, they correct the data for the spatial averaging effects of the Salford lidar pulse; and finally, they use the corrected data to calculate turbulent spectral statistics. Using lidar data collected from the Salford Urban Meteorological Experiment (SALFEX), carried out in May 2002, kinetic energy dissipation rates, radial velocity variance, and integral length scales are calculated for the boundary layer above an urban canopy. The estimates of the kinetic energy dissipation rate from this method are compared to calculations using more traditional spectral methods. The estimates of the kinetic energy dissipation rate for the two methods are correlated and both show an increase in dissipation rate through the day. The procedure followed for the correction of the spatial averaging effects of the lidar pulse shape actually uses the Salford lidar pulse shape profile.
Citation
Davies, F., Collier, C., Pearson, G., & Bozier, K. (2004). Doppler lidar measurements of turbulent structure function over an urban area. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 21(5), 753-761. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426%282004%29021%3C0753%3ADLMOTS%3E2.0.CO%3B2
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | May 1, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Sep 24, 2007 |
Journal | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
Print ISSN | 0739-0572 |
Publisher | American Meteorological Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 753-761 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426%282004%29021%3C0753%3ADLMOTS%3E2.0.CO%3B2 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0753:DLMOTS>2.0.CO;2 |
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