The effects of probe-induced flow distortion on velocity covariances: Field observations

David O. Miller, Chenning Tong, John C. Wyngaard

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Abstract

We carried out measurements to test a simple theory of the effect of probe-induced flow distortion on turbulence measurements. We used two three-component sonic anemometers mounted 1.8 m apart at a height of 6.7 m. Behind one was a horizontal circular cylinder of radius 0.15 m and length 1.2 m, chosen to model two-dimensional probe-induced flow distortion in the limit where the scale of the turbulence is very large compared to the scale of the probe. The second sonic anemometer measured the undistorted flow. The measured flow-distortion effects on the Reynolds shearing stress and the variances of streamwise and vertical velocity agree well with the theory.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)483-493
Number of pages11
JournalBoundary-Layer Meteorology
Volume91
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atmospheric Science

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