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Investigations of the Turbulence in Convective Atmosphere Using Radar and Aircraft
Author(s) -
Chernikov A. A.,
Mel'nichuk Yu. V.,
Pinus N. Z.,
Shmeter S. M.,
Vinnichenko N. K.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs004i012p01257
Subject(s) - radar , doppler radar , meteorology , atmosphere (unit) , turbulence , doppler effect , environmental science , wind speed , convection , wind shear , atmospheric sciences , clear air turbulence , wind profiler , physics , geology , aerospace engineering , engineering , astronomy
A joint experiment using Doppler radar technique and instrumented aircraft has produced comparative measurements of wind‐speed fluctuations under convective conditions in the lowest 500 meters. Preliminary results show a good agreement between radar and aircraft spectra of a longitudinal wind‐speed component at scales from 50 meters to 1 km. There is an indication that, at scales larger than 1 km, Taylor's hypothesis is not valid.