Turbulent Fluctuations in Temperature in the Atmosphere and Oceans

[摘要] Several statistical quantities such as the intensity and correlation coefficients of temperature fluctuations in the atmosphere and oceans are theoretically derived from thermal similarity hypotheses of two different kinds which give the -7/3 and the -5/3 power law of fluctuation spectrum, respectively. Relations between statistical quantities and the averaging procedures in observation are given in two different forms following either hypothesis. Some observational results seem supporting the -7/3 power law rather than the -5/3 power law.

[学科分类] 大气科学