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Note on eddy diffusion in the atmosphere between one and two kilometres
Author(s) -
Charnock H.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49707733408
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , eddy diffusion , diffusion , similarity (geometry) , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , geography , geology , physics , computer science , turbulence , thermodynamics , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
Information on eddy diffusion in the atmosphere at heights between one and two kilometres has been obtained from an analysis of observations made on pairs of smoke puffs by using a camera obscura. The results are compared with a prediction of the Kolmogoroff similarity hypotheses.