A study of flow acceleration over a coastal headland
The thesis examines the applicability of a two-dimensional flow acceleration model to describe a terrain-induced flow perturbation as measured at Yaquina Head on the central Oregon coast. The geometry of Yaquina Head together with the upstream wind values were used in estimating hilltop winds. These...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28880 |
| Summary: | The thesis examines the applicability of a two-dimensional flow
acceleration model to describe a terrain-induced flow perturbation as
measured at Yaquina Head on the central Oregon coast. The geometry of
Yaquina Head together with the upstream wind values were used in estimating
hilltop winds. These estimates compare well with the observed wind
values.
A second method to estimate the hilltop winds was attempted by
developing a mean ratio of Yaquina Head winds to the upstream Yaquina
South Jetty winds. This ratio was taken from one winter's data and
used to estimate the next winter hilltop winds. The same upstream wind
values were used with this method as were used with the geometric model.
Statistical evaluation in the form of regression analysis was performed
to determine the ability of the geometric and statistical models
to estimate the hilltop wind on Yaquina Head. It was found that both
models did reasonably well but that neither model was appreciably better
than the other. === Graduation date: 1979 |
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