Turbulence wall-shear stress sensor for the atmospheric surface layer

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1644-1649

  Heuer, Weston D C ^a   Marusic, Ivan ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric surface layer; Fluctuating surface shear stress; Skin friction measurement; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORRELATION THEORY; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LASER BEAMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHOTODIODES; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYERS; POSITION-SENSING PHOTODIODES; SURFACE LAYER TURBULENCE; WALL-SHEAR STRESS SENSORS;

SHEAR STRESS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 22944472998     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/8/015     Document Type: Article

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