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Why anisotropic turbulence matters: another reply
1Physics, McGill University, 3600 University st., Montreal, Que. H3A 2T8, Canada
2CEREVE, Université Paris Est, France
3Météo France, 1 Quai Branly, Paris 75005, France
*currently at: Physics Department, Imperial College, London, UK
**on leave to: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 80305-3337, USA
Abstract. We continue the debate on anisotropic but scaling turbulence and its effect on aircraft measurements of turbulence (cf. Lindborg et al., 2010a, b); hereafter LTNCG1, LTNCG2). We revisit the repeatedly presented back-of-the-envelope calculation and discuss wind statistics on real isobars. We then discuss theoretical and empirical evidence that a k−5/3 horizontal wind spectrum could extend out to planetary scales.
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Citation: Lovejoy, S., Schertzer, D., and Tuck, A. F.: Why anisotropic turbulence matters: another reply, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10, 7495-7506, doi:10.5194/acpd-10-7495-2010, 2010. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
