MICROTEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS

Abstract
Selected portions of microtemperature data obtained continuously and with near simultaneity at several levels up to six feet over a desert surface are plotted on expanded height-time coordinates. The resulting isotherm patterns are shown to be strikingly consistent at all levels and are qualitatively analyzed in relation to the turbulence field present. Correlation coefficients between temperature fluctuations simultaneously at two levels and at a point for various time intervals are evaluated and their variation with separation, time, wind speed, and thermal stability is discussed. Tentative intensity and scale measures of turbulence derived from iemperature data are presented.