Small scale simulations of wind-velocity and heat-fluxes of atmospheric geophysical flows with wind tunnel experiments: the STROMA collaboration.

BODMANN, B.; DEGRAZIA, G. A.; LOREDO-SOUZA, A. M.; VILHENA, M.; ROLIM, S.; DEMARCO, G.; TRINDADE, L.; WITTWER, A. R.; DORADO, R.; WEISS, C.; BEER, M.

Porto Alegre

Simposio; VI Simpósio Brasileiro de Geofísica; 2014

Sociedade Brasileira de Geofisica

The study of geophysical flows in the planetary boundary layer is of fundamental importance to investigate the wind effect acting on man made constructions and the generation of wind energy. To this end the STROMA collaboration was organized with its first project that is designed to simulate wind velocity fields and heat fluxes in a model scale by wind tunnel experiments using the Laboratory of Construction Aerodynamics (LAC) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The aim of this work is to present and discuss the STROMA project.