Lagrangian coherent structure analysis of terminal winds detected by lidar. Part I: Turbulence structures

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-338

  Tang, Wenbo ^a   Chan, Pak Wai ^b   Haller, George ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hong Kong Observatory   (China)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lagrangian circulation transport; Lidar observations; Turbulence; Wind

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW PATTERNS; AZIMUTHAL ANGLE; FINITE-TIME LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; FLIGHT DATA; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; HIGH SHEAR; HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL - AIRPORT; HORIZONTAL SCAN; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN COHERENT STRUCTURES; LIDAR DATA; LIDAR OBSERVATION; MATERIAL STRUCTURE; REAL-TIME DETECTION; SCAN DIRECTION; TURBULENCE STRUCTURES; TURBULENT AIRFLOW PATTERN; VERTICAL SLICES; WIND SHEARS;

CIVIL AVIATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

OPTICAL RADAR;

AIRCRAFT; AIRFLOW; ALGORITHM; CONVERGENCE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LIDAR; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; UPDRAFT; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SHEAR; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 79953227749     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2508.1     Document Type: Article

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