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Criteria for the selection of stochastic models of particle trajectories in turbulent flows

David J. Thomson
- 01 Jul 1987 - 
- Vol. 180, Iss: -1, pp 529-556
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In this paper, the relationships between the various criteria are examined for a very general class of models and it is shown that most of the criteria are equivalent and also how a model can be designed to satisfy these criteria exactly and to be consistent with inertial-subrange theory.
Abstract
Many different random-walk models of dispersion in inhomogeneous or unsteady turbulence have been proposed and several criteria have emerged to distinguish good models from bad. In this paper the relationships between the various criteria are examined for a very general class of models and it is shown that most of the criteria are equivalent. It is also shown how a model can be designed to satisfy these criteria exactly and to be consistent with inertial-subrange theory. Some examples of models that obey the criteria are described. As an illustration some calculations of dispersion in free-convective conditions are presented.

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Universality of the lagrangian velocity structure function constant (c0) across different kinds of turbulence

TL;DR: In this paper, the Lagrangian velocity structure function constant (C0) in the inertial subrange was evaluated in several different flows (grid turbulence, laboratory boundary-layer flow and the atmospheric surface layer under neutral stratification).
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Stochastic equations with multifractal random increments for modeling turbulent dispersion

M. S. Borgas, +1 more
- 01 Feb 1994 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the Lagrangian intermittency effects, in the form of multifractal scaling, independently derived from Eulerian measurements, are used to develop a new model.
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Application of a model system for the study of transport and diffusion in complex terrain to the TRACT experiment

TL;DR: In this paper, the transport and diffusion processes of tracer gas released near the ground in the Rhine valley region, in Central Europe, during the 1992 TRACT field experiment, are simulated by a computational model system for complex terrain.
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Temporal variability of the NPP-GPP ratio at seasonal and interannual time scales in a temperate beech forest

TL;DR: In this paper, the temporal variability of the NPP-GPP ratio at interannual and seasonal scales for a young temperate beech stand, reporting dynamics for both leaves and woody organs, in particular stems.
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Turbulence Structure in the Convective Boundary Layer

TL;DR: In this paper, a boundary layer experiment conducted over a flat site in northwestern Minnesota is discussed, where wind and temperature fluctuations near the ground were measured with AFCRL's fast-response instrumentation on a 32 m tower with MRU probes attached at five different heights to the tethering cable of a 1300 m2 kite balloon.
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Theory and Applications of Stochastic Differential Equations

TL;DR: Presents theory, sources, and applications of stochastic differential equations of Ito's type; those containing white noise; and the role of partial differential equations in this context.
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