ONE- and TWO-Equation Models for Canopy Turbulence
ONE- and TWO-Equation Models for Canopy Turbulence
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DOI:
10.1023/b:boun.0000037333.48760.e5
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发表时间:
2004-10
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
G. Katul;L. Mahrt;D. Poggi;Christophe Sanz
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作者:
G. Katul;L. Mahrt;D. Poggi;Christophe Sanz
The predictive skills of single-and two-equation (or K–e) models to compute profiles of mean velocity (U), turbulent kinetic energy (K), and Reynolds stresses ðu0w0Þ are compared against datasets collected in eight vegetation types and in a flume experiment. These datasets range in canopy height h from 0.12 to 23 m, and range in leaf area index (LAI) from 2 to 10m2 mÀ2. We found that for all datasets and for both closure models, measured and modelled U, K, and u0w0 agree well when the mixing length (lm) is a priori specified. In fact, the root-mean squared error between measured and modelled U, K, and u0w0 is no worse than published values for second-and third-order closure approaches. Within the context of onedimensional modelling, there is no clear advantage to including a turbulent kinetic dissipation rate (e) budget when lm can be specified instead. The broader implication is that the added complexity introduced by the e budget in K–e models need not translate into improved predictive skills of U, K, and u0w0 profiles when compared to single-equation models.