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TURBULENCE PETITE ECHELLE [2 records]

Record 1 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
OBS

fine-scale turbulence: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

turbulence à petite échelle : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Small-scale atmospheric turbulence is evident in the fluctuations of wind speed and direction recorded by an anemograph. Such fluctuations are greatest within the atmospheric boundary layer' and are much influenced by the nature of the surface over which the air flows and by other factors such as the degree of static stability of the air.

OBS

small-scale turbulence : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

turbulence à petite échelle : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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