Measurements of the statistical properties of atmospheric turbulence at altitudes below 1000 feet

Measured statistical properties of the three components of turbulence are presented for research flights at four altitudes below 1000 feet over flat terrain and two altitudes below 1000 feet over hilly terrain. The measured power spectral density distributions were closely approximated by the von Karman spectral shape. The derived scales of the...

A suggested method for estimating patch length from turbulence measurements using results from low altitude flights by a T-33 aircraft

When an aircraft encounters a patch of turbulence, the RMS turbulence intensity is usually constant only over a portion of the total period of exposure. A method is suggested for estimating the patch length as a function of intensity for turbulence encounters that have two or more regions of different turbulence intensities. It makes use of the...