Characteristics of the near-surface turbulence during a bora event

Ž. Večenaj, D. Belušić, B. Grisogono
2010 Annales Geophysicae  
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> During a bora event, the turbulence is strongly developed in the lee of the Dinaric Alps at the eastern Adriatic coast. In order to study its properties, a 3-D ultrasonic anemometer operating at 4 Hz sampling frequency was placed in the town of Senj at 13 m above ground. The strong bora case that occurred on 7 January and lasted till 11 January 2006 is analyzed here. This data set is used for evaluation of the turbulent kinetic energy, TKE, and its dissipation
more » ... ε. The computation of ε is performed using the inertial dissipation method. The empirical length scale parameter for this event is estimated with respect to ε and TKE. Some considerations about defining turbulent perturbations of the bora wind velocity are also pointed out.</p>
doi:10.5194/angeo-28-155-2010 fatcat:b3436zfkordjljsve77bk7sgfe