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Urban area PBL study by means of Doppler sodar and cryogenic radiometer: Present status of research

Abstract

With the aim of contributing to a deeper knowledge of the interrelation between radiative and dynamic energy exchanges in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) of an urban environment, two measurement campaigns were carried out in Rome, 12-18 Sept. 1990 and 16-22 Sept. 1991, using a tri-axial Doppler sodar operating in the monostatic mode and a cryogenic radiometer operating at about 850 micro m wavelength. The two instruments were operated simultaneously, the sodar for wind field characterization and the cryogenic radiometer for measurements of the associated radiation field and atmospheric temperature fluctuations. Depending upon the meteorological conditions, the two sets of data were found to exhibit fairly high values of correlation. Cross-correlograms are presented here between vertical velocity (averaged along 300 m in height) and radiometric data, for typical PBL conditions, together with scatterplots clearly showing the relation between the two data sets. Kinematic eddy sensible heat fluxes computed by using radiometric temperature rather than ground temperature values were found to be lower, as expected.
Authors:
Abbate, G; Calisse, P; Fiocco, G; Rao, M P; [1]  Berteotti, C [2] 
  1. Rome Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
  2. Alenia, Rome (Italy). Div. Ambiente ed Energia
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
ETDE-IT-93-249; CONF-9206419-1
Reference Number:
SCA: 540120; PA: ITA-93:001453; NTS-94:008007; EDB-94:021161; ERA-19:007405; SN: 93001118041
Resource Relation:
Conference: Geophysics and environment: Basic pollution,Geofisica e ambiente: Inquinamento di fondo,Rome (Italy),16-18 Jun 1992; Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; URBAN AREAS; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; THERMAL POLLUTION; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; WIND; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; ACOUSTIC RADAR; VELOCITY; RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER; DYNAMICS; CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; 540120; CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
OSTI ID:
10115129
Research Organizations:
No corporate text available (Country unknown/Code not available)
Country of Origin:
Italy
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94727351; TRN: IT9301453
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only)
Submitting Site:
ITA
Size:
11 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Abbate, G, Calisse, P, Fiocco, G, Rao, M P, and Berteotti, C. Urban area PBL study by means of Doppler sodar and cryogenic radiometer: Present status of research. Italy: N. p., 1992. Web.
Abbate, G, Calisse, P, Fiocco, G, Rao, M P, & Berteotti, C. Urban area PBL study by means of Doppler sodar and cryogenic radiometer: Present status of research. Italy.
Abbate, G, Calisse, P, Fiocco, G, Rao, M P, and Berteotti, C. 1992. "Urban area PBL study by means of Doppler sodar and cryogenic radiometer: Present status of research." Italy.
@misc{etde_10115129,
title = {Urban area PBL study by means of Doppler sodar and cryogenic radiometer: Present status of research}
author = {Abbate, G, Calisse, P, Fiocco, G, Rao, M P, and Berteotti, C}
abstractNote = {With the aim of contributing to a deeper knowledge of the interrelation between radiative and dynamic energy exchanges in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) of an urban environment, two measurement campaigns were carried out in Rome, 12-18 Sept. 1990 and 16-22 Sept. 1991, using a tri-axial Doppler sodar operating in the monostatic mode and a cryogenic radiometer operating at about 850 micro m wavelength. The two instruments were operated simultaneously, the sodar for wind field characterization and the cryogenic radiometer for measurements of the associated radiation field and atmospheric temperature fluctuations. Depending upon the meteorological conditions, the two sets of data were found to exhibit fairly high values of correlation. Cross-correlograms are presented here between vertical velocity (averaged along 300 m in height) and radiometric data, for typical PBL conditions, together with scatterplots clearly showing the relation between the two data sets. Kinematic eddy sensible heat fluxes computed by using radiometric temperature rather than ground temperature values were found to be lower, as expected.}
place = {Italy}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}