The development of a boundary layer turbulence database for wake vortex applications

  • Chad J. Ringley
  • , Yuh Lang Lin
  • , Zachary G. Brown
  • , Michael L. Kaplan

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Abstract

This paper describes results from extensive validation of wake-vortex environmental simulations at the Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport (DFW) against observations taken using the Aircraft Vortex Observing and Spacing System (AVOSS) during the 17-20 September 1997 field campaign. The effect of horizontal and vertical grid spacing, initialization time, and formulation of characteristic mixing length scales within the newly developed Terminal-Area PBL Prediction System-2 (TAPPS-2) are detailed. Results from the validation simulations were then used to develop an appropriate TAPPS-2 modeling configuration for a limited terminal-area mesoscale climatology at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport (STL) for the July-December 2004 period. Preliminary results, with emphasis on statistical quantities and analysis, are discussed for wake-vortex forecasting applications from a mesoscale model.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3519-3547
Number of pages29
JournalCollection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Volume5
StatePublished - Jul 2 2007
Event45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2007 - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: Jan 8 2007Jan 11 2007

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