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Characterization Of Atmospheric Turbulence By Dynamical Systems Techniques

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We describe a dimensional analysis for different time series of the vertical component of wind velocity from half-hourly sonic anemometermeasurements. The goal is a characterization of the atmospheric turbulence fromthe point of view of Dynamical Systems Theory, based on the correlation dimension of the strange attractor. Our results suggest that the convective turbulence correlation dimension (values ≈ 6) is lowerthan the mechanical one (values ≈ 7–9).

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    M. C. Gallego, J. A. García & M. L. Cancillo

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Gallego, M.C., García, J.A. & Cancillo, M.L. Characterization Of Atmospheric Turbulence By Dynamical Systems Techniques. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 100, 375–392 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019236532730

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