On the dependence of third- and fourth-order moments on stability in the turbulent boundary layer

Analysis of published data on the third- and fourth-order moments of vertical velocity in the atmospheric boundary layer is performed, and it is shown that turbulence is non-Gaussian even when almost symmetric. It is also proposed that the relationship between third- and fourth-order moments depends...

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Main Author: A. Maurizi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/13/119/2006/npg-13-119-2006.pdf