Modeling and measurements of nocturnal drainage flows along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
In support of the DOE ASCOT program Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has analyzed the wind, temperature, and net radiation measurements acquired by the network of sensors situated within and outside the Coal Creek Canyon drainage area during 1991. It is shown that strong cooling rates, between 50--80 W/m{sup 2}, generate will defined drainage flows with a maximum speed of approximately 6 m/s. A cooling rate of 15--30 W/m{sup 2}, produces a significantly weaker drainage flow and further reduction of the cooling rate results in the failure of any significant drainage flows to form. In an attempt to further understand these flows researchers conducted numerical simulations of two representative flows.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 10170215
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-114013; CONF-930810-4; ON: DE93016527
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Topical meeting on environmental transport and dosimetry,Charleston, SC (United States),31 Aug - 3 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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