Buoyancy effects on the scaling characteristics of atmospheric boundary-layer wind fields in the mesoscale range

V. P. Kiliyanpilakkil; S. Basu; A. Ruiz-Columbié; G. Araya; L. Castillo; B. Hirth; W. Burgett

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.033005

Buoyancy effects on the scaling characteristics of atmospheric boundary-layer wind fields in the mesoscale range

V. P. Kiliyanpilakkil, S. Basu, A. Ruiz-Columbié, G. Araya, L. Castillo, B. Hirth, W. Burgett

National Wind Institute

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We have analyzed long-term wind speed time series from five field sites up to a height of 300 m from the ground. Structure function-based scaling analysis has revealed that the scaling exponents in the mesoscale regime systematically depend on height. This anomalous behavior is likely caused by the buoyancy effects. In the framework of the extended self-similarity, the relative scaling exponents portray quasiuniversal behavior.

Original language	English
Article number	033005
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	92
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.033005
State	Published - Sep 4 2015

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