Da. Jordan et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF TURBULENCE SCALES IN THE ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE-LAYER WITH THE CONTINUOUS WAVELET TRANSFORM, Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics, 71, 1997, pp. 709-716
Turbulence scales of the velocity components of wind in the atmospheri
c surface layer are characterized by using the continuous wavelet tran
sform. The Morlet wavelet is used to study time variations of the ener
gy of the different scales. By applying wavelet analysis, many of the
shortcomings of Fourier analysis are overcome. The wavelet energy dens
ity is used to measure the intermittency levels and associated energy
content. An intermittency factor is defined and used to quantify the i
ntermittent character of turbulence scales. The percentage of energy i
n these events is also quantified. These parameters are important for
wind tunnel simulation of the atmospheric surface layer conducted for
the purpose of prediction of pressure peaks on low-rise structures.