Aerodynamic roughness estimated from surface features for a coppice dune area using laser altimeter data

TitleAerodynamic roughness estimated from surface features for a coppice dune area using laser altimeter data
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication1997
AuthorsDe Vries A.C, Ritchie J, Menenti M., Kustas WP
Conference Name12th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
Number of Volumespp
Pagination289-292
Date PublishedJuly 28 - August
Conference LocationVancouver, BC, Canada
Accession NumberJRN00229
Call Number00768
Keywordsabstract, abstracts, conference, conference proceedings, conferences, JORNEX, remote sensing, proceeding, proceedings, remote sensing, aerodynamic roughness, remote sensing, coppice dunes, remote sensing, JORNEX, remote sensing, laser altimetry, remote sensing, surface roughness
AbstractThis paper evaluates the use of high resolution laser altimeter data for estimating the effective aerodynamic roughness in a coppice dune area. In this landscape the total drag is primarily due to the large scale obstacles with a secondary contribution of the interdunal areas. For the area under study, wind profiles were available up to a height of 10 meters, accounting for a fetch of approximately 100 m. Menenti and Ritchie (1994) evaluated the use of laser altimeter data for calculating the aerodynamic roughness for the local scale. The current paper extends their research and derives the effective roughness including local topography.