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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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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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