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The challenge to experimentally address ultra-high Reynolds number boundary layer flows is both formidable and technologically important. The Western Utah salt flats (Dugway Proving Ground) offers a significant resource in this regard. A summary of the measurements to date and the potential of this natural resource to address the relevant physical science needs in this area are discussed in this communication.
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Klewicki, J.C., Foss, J.F., Wallace, J.M. (1998). High Reynolds Number [Rθ=O(106)] Boundary Layer Turbulence in the Atmospheric Surface Layer Above Western Utah’s Salt Flats. In: Donnelly, R.J., Sreenivasan, K.R. (eds) Flow at Ultra-High Reynolds and Rayleigh Numbers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2230-9_34
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