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Eddy sizes above a forest canopy

Creator:

Farnum, Peter, Fritschen, Leo, U.S. International Biological Program. Coniferous Forest Biome, and University of Washington

Abstract:

Sixteen propeller anemometers were placed 29 meters above a 45-year-old (approximately) Douglas-fir stand. Correlations between paired anemometers, when viewed as a function of distance between them, showed that eddies up to 5 meters in diameter were common, and indicated that larger eddies up to 9 meters across occur. Partial correlation...

Resource Type:

Technical Report

Full Text:

River water- shed near Seattle, Washington. The stand was 45-year-old Douglas-fir nat- urally