Forest and Airport Wind Speeds
Open Access
- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Atmosphere-Ocean
- Vol. 16 (3) , 293-299
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07055900.1978.9649036
Abstract
A simple equation is developed for determining the ratio of wind speed above a rough vegetative canopy, such as a forest, to the wind speed over a relatively smooth surface, such as an airport, when both sites are subject to the same geostrophic wind. The usual assumptions for simplifying flow in the planetary boundary layer are followed and appropriate canopy parameters are introduced. Values for the ratio of forest to airport wind speeds range from 0.4 to 0.7, with a typical value of 0.5.Keywords
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