Self-Similarity of Wind Profiles in Blowing Snow Allows Outdoor Modeling
Abstract Drifts formed by snow fences appear to be scaled in proportion to fence height over a height range of nearly two orders of magnitude. This paper examines natural scaling in terms of commonly accepted similitude criteria. It is suggested that requirements for dynamic similarity of flow field...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000010947 2024-09-15T18:15:38+00:00 Self-Similarity of Wind Profiles in Blowing Snow Allows Outdoor Modeling Tabler, Ronald D. 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000010947 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000010947 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 26, issue 94, page 421-434 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1980 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000010947 2024-08-14T04:01:06Z Abstract Drifts formed by snow fences appear to be scaled in proportion to fence height over a height range of nearly two orders of magnitude. This paper examines natural scaling in terms of commonly accepted similitude criteria. It is suggested that requirements for dynamic similarity of flow fields are satisfied over a period of time because surface roughness height z 0 varies approximately as the square of shear velocity u ⋆ 2 for saltating flows in air. This is demonstrated by intensive measurements of wind profiles over snow and ice surfaces. Satisfaction of similitude requirements for scaling particle motion is less certain, although natural sorting may effectively scale particles over a restricted range of wind speeds. Natural scaling of drifts suggests snow erosion and deposition can be studied with reduced-scale models on smooth surfaces outdoors. The feasibility of this technique is demonstrated by results from 1 : 30 scale models of 1.8 and 3.8 m snow fences on both level lake ice and irregular terrain constructed from compacted snow. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 26 94 421 434 |
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Abstract Drifts formed by snow fences appear to be scaled in proportion to fence height over a height range of nearly two orders of magnitude. This paper examines natural scaling in terms of commonly accepted similitude criteria. It is suggested that requirements for dynamic similarity of flow fields are satisfied over a period of time because surface roughness height z 0 varies approximately as the square of shear velocity u ⋆ 2 for saltating flows in air. This is demonstrated by intensive measurements of wind profiles over snow and ice surfaces. Satisfaction of similitude requirements for scaling particle motion is less certain, although natural sorting may effectively scale particles over a restricted range of wind speeds. Natural scaling of drifts suggests snow erosion and deposition can be studied with reduced-scale models on smooth surfaces outdoors. The feasibility of this technique is demonstrated by results from 1 : 30 scale models of 1.8 and 3.8 m snow fences on both level lake ice and irregular terrain constructed from compacted snow. |
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Self-Similarity of Wind Profiles in Blowing Snow Allows Outdoor Modeling |
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self-similarity of wind profiles in blowing snow allows outdoor modeling |
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