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Main Title Modeling wind distributions over complex terrain /
Author Yocke, Mark A.,
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Liu, Mei-Kao.
Publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory,
Year Published 1979
Report Number EPA-600/4-79-066; 68-02-2446; EPA-68-02-2446
Stock Number PB80-140783
OCLC Number 07182965
Subjects Winds--Measurement--Mathematical models ; Air quality--Mathematical models ; Dynamic meteorology
Additional Subjects Atmospheric motion ; Terrain ; Mathematical models ; Topographic features ; Wind velocity ; Flow distribution ; Mountains ; Hills ; Mountain ridges ; Arizona ; Atmospheric dispersion ; Phoenix(Arizona)
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=20015NUR.PDF
Holdings
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EKBD  EPA-600/4-79-066 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 09/05/2003
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-4-79-066 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 600/4-79-066 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 10/29/2012
ESAD  EPA 600-4-79-066 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 04/22/2005
NTIS  PB80-140783 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xi, 108 pages : illustrations, figures, 1 map, tables ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Accurate determination of wind fields is a prerequisite for successful air quality modeling. Thus, there is an increasing demand for objective techniques for analyzing and predicting wind distribution, particularly over rugged terrain, where the wind patterns are not only more complex, but also more difficult to characterize experimentally. This report describes the development of a three-dimensional wind model for rugged terrain based on mass continuity. The model is composed of several horizontal layers of variable thicknesses. For each layer, a Poisson equation is written with the wind convergence as the forcing function. Many types of wind perturbations over rugged terrain are considered in this model, including diversion of the flow due to topographical effects, modification of wind profiles due to boundary layer frictional effects, convergence of the flow due to urban heat island effects, and mountain and valley winds due to thermal effects. Wind data collected during a comprehensive field measurement program at Phoenix, Arizona, were used to test the model.
Notes
"October 1979." Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-108). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contract No. Contract Number: 68-02-2446.