Lidar investigation of wind turbulence on the coastal zone of Lake Baikal at presence of a low-level jet in the atmosphere

Author(s):  
Igor N. Smalikho ◽  
Viktor Banakh ◽  
Andrey Falits
2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 06005
Author(s):  
Viktor Banakh ◽  
Igor Smalikho

The results of lidar study of wind turbulence, low level jet streams, and internal atmospheric waves in the stable boundary layer of atmosphere on the coast of Lake Baikal are presented. Few events of the atmospheric internal waves (AIWs) were registered during the experimental campaign. All the registered AIWs were observed in the presence of low level jet streams. Two dimensional time–height patterns of the wind turbulence dissipation rate during AIW events were obtained as well.


2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1537-1558 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Danco ◽  
Elinor R. Martin

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa S. Darby ◽  
K. Jerry Allwine ◽  
Robert M. Banta

Abstract Differences in nighttime transport and diffusion of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer in an urban complex-terrain setting (Salt Lake City, Utah) are investigated using surface and Doppler lidar wind data and large-scale surface pressure differences. Interacting scales of motion, as studied through the URBAN 2000 field program combined with the Vertical Transport and Mixing (VTMX) experiment, explained the differences in the tracer behavior during three separate intensive operating periods. With an emphasis on nighttime stable boundary layer conditions, these field programs were designed to study flow features responsible for the nighttime transport of airborne substances. This transport has implications for air quality, homeland security, and emergency response if the airborne substances are hazardous. The important flow features investigated included thermally forced canyon and slope flows and a low-level jet (LLJ) that dominated the basin-scale winds when the surface pressure gradient was weak. The presence of thermally forced flows contributed to the complexity and hindered the predictability of the tracer motion within and beyond the city. When organized thermally forced flows were present, the tracer tended to stay closer to the city for longer periods of time, even though a strong basin-scale LLJ did develop. When thermally forced flows were short lived or absent, the basin-scale low-level jet dominated the wind field and enhanced the transport of tracer material out of the city.


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