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A Survey of Wind Characteristics Below 1500 Ft

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A survey is given of the important observational and theoretical generalizations of the wind distribution up to about 500 ft, including work by Prandtl, Deacon, Monin and Obukhov, and Ellison. The vertical distribution of peak gust velocities is also discussed. Some of the less precise theories of the wind distribution above 500 ft are also described.

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Blackadar, A.K. (1960). A Survey of Wind Characteristics Below 1500 Ft. In: Topics in Engineering Meteorology. Meteorological Monographs, vol 4. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-39-6_3

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