A Structured Fluids Approach to Canopy Flow
A Structured Fluids Approach to Canopy Flow

Author: Mark N. Silbert

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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The 'classical' turbulence approach to the flow of air in a vegetative canopy is reviewed. Three separate 'classical' theories are described. A comparison is made between experimentally measured canopy flows and a velocity function derived from the theory of structured continua. The agreement between theory and observations is good, but not unexpected, due to seven degrees of freedom in the fitted velocity profile. Proposals for future study for a more rigorous test of the theory are discussed.

Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces
Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces

Author: Carlo Gualtieri

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-02-07

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0203895355

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An environmental interface is defined as a surface between two abiotic or biotic systems, in relative motion and exchanging mass, heat and momentum through biophysical and/or chemical processes. These processes fluctuate temporally and spatially. The book first treats exchange processes occurring at the interfaces between atmosphere and the surface