The Southwest Atlantic Ocean is characterized, in winter, by the presence of an oceanographic front between the Brazil Current (BC) and the Brazilian Coastal Current (BCC). The BC/BCC oceanographic front generates intense thermal horizontal gradients between cold waters of the southern Brazilian continental shelf, dominated by the BCC, and the offshore warm waters, dominated by the BC. This study analyses, for the first time in the known literature, the coupling mechanisms between the ocean and the atmosphere from observational data taken simultaneously during an oceanographic research cruise in the southern Brazilian coast during 11-21 June 2014. In this field experiment, atmospheric radiosondes were launched and hydrographic stations were taken to measure the ocean s temperature and salinity. The study area was chosen based on the local thermal gradients presented by the BC/BCC front. Five oceanographic transects were performed perpendicular to the coast starting at the locality of Paranaguá (Paraná State) and ending in Chuí (Rio Grande do Sul State).The winter meteorological and oceanographic features were considered in the determination of ship s route. The installation of a micrometeorological tower at the bow of the ship allowed the realization of direct measurements of heat, momentum and CO2 fluxes. This study analyses the large scale meteorological conditions and explores the behavior of the marine atmospheric boundary layer using radiosondes data taken in situ. In the period when the data were collect, typical winter conditions were observed in the study area, like the cold front passage associated to an incursion of a post-frontal cold air mass and an extratropical cyclone formation. Meteorological and oceanographic measurements performed by the instruments installed on the ship were utilized to estimate the heat fluxes through bulk formulas method. This estimates were lately compared to the heat fluxes measured directly by the sensors installed in the of the ship s bow. Measurements were obtained using the Eddy Covariance method, broadly used in micrometeorological research. To obtain the turbulent fluxes at the ocean-atmosphere interface adjustments in the observational data are necessary due to the ship s motion. During most of the study period, the sea surface temperature was higher than the air temperature, thus generating a heat transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere. The heat fluxes were commonly positive on both sides of the BC (warm)/BCC (cold) oceanographic front. However, there was some difference on the heat fluxes magnitude between the two sides of the front with more intense heat exchange on the BC side. The present results show that the intense thermal horizontal gradients between the BC and the BCC waters that occur during winter in the southern coast of Brazil, the transient atmospheric systems and the air thermal advection have an important role on the marine atmospheric boundary layer modulation and on the heat and CO2 fluxes between the ocean and the atmosphere. Meteorological and oceanographic observations are fundamental to widen our understanding of the processes occurring at the ocean-atmosphere interface which are known to have primary importance on weather and climate forecast. / O Oceano Atlântico Sudoeste é caracterizado, no inverno, pela presença de uma frente oceanográfica entre a Corrente do Brasil (CB) e a Corrente Costeira do Brasil (CCB). A frente oceanográfica CB/CCB gera intensos gradientes horizontais termais entre as águas frias da plataforma continental do Sul do Brasil, dominadas pela CCB, e águas quentes do oceano profundo, dominadas pela CB. Esse trabalho analisa, pela primeira vez na literatura conhecida, os mecanismos de acoplamento entre o oceano e a atmosfera a partir de dados observacionais da atmosfera e do oceano que foram tomados simultaneamente durante um cruzeiro de pesquisa oceanográfica na costa sul do Brasil entre 11 a 21 de junho de 2012. Nesse experimento, foram lançadas radiossondas atmosféricas e realizadas estações hidrográficas para medidas de temperatura e salinidade do oceano. A área de estudo foi escolhida com base no gradiente termal local apresentado pela frente CB/CCB. Foram realizados cinco transectos perperndiculares à costa sul do Brasil, iniciando-se na localidade de Paranaguá (PR) até o Chuí (Rio Grande do Sul). As características oceanográficas e meteorológicas de inverno foram consideradas na determinação da derrota do navio. A instalação de uma torre micrometeorológica na proa do navio permitiu a realização de medições diretas dos fluxos de calor, momentum e CO2. Este estudo analisa as condições meteorológicas de grande escala e investiga o comportamento da camada limite atmosférica marinha a partir dos dados in situ das radiossondagens. No período em que os dados foram coletados foram observadas condições atmosféricas típicas de inverno, como a passagem de frente fria associada à incursão de uma massa de ar frio pós-frontal e a formação de ciclone extratropical. Observações meteorológicas e oceanográficas realizadas pelos instrumentos instalados no navio foram utilizadas para estimar os fluxos de calor pelo método bulk formulas. Essas estimativas foram comparadas aos fluxos medidos diretamente pelos sensores instalados na proa do navio. As medidas são obtidas utilizando o método de Covariância de Vórtices, usado amplamente em pesquisas micrometeorológicas. Para obter os fluxos turbulentos na interação oceano-atmosfera são necessárias correções nos dados observados devido ao movimento do navio. Durante a maior parte do período estudo, a temperatura da superfície do mar esteve maior do que a temperatura do ar, gerando uma transferência de calor do oceano para atmosfera. Os fluxos de calor foram, geralmente, positivos em ambos os lados da frente oceanográfica CB (quente)/CCB (frio). Contudo, há diferença na magnitude dos fluxos de calor entre os dois lados da frente com a troca foi mais intensa no lado da CB. Os resultados apresentados mostram que os intensos gradientes horizontais termais entre as águas da CB e da CCB que ocorrem durante o inverno ao largo da costa do RS, os sistemas transientes e as advecções térmicas têm um papel importante na modulação da camada limite atmosférica marinha e nos fluxos de calor e CO2. Observações meteorológicas e oceanográficas são fundamentais para ampliar o entendimento dos processos que ocorrem na interface oceano-atmosfera e tem importância primária para a previsão do tempo e clima.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Between 3-12 December 2012, the Oceanographic Vessel Alpha Crucis held oceanographic stations in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean in support to both SAMOC (South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) and ACEx (Atlantic Ocean Carbon Experiment) projects. During the research cruise, the vessel performed 19 measurements with the release of weather balloons with radiosondes. From the data collected by the radiosondes, it was possible to verify the variability of the marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) over different synoptic conditions occurring in the area and period of study. From meteorological and oceanographic data collected throughout the trajectory of the ship by an automatic weather station and the onboard termosalinograph, it was possible to estimate the latent and sensible heat fluxes between the ocean and the atmosphere from bulk parameterization. In order to better understand the importance of the local forcing mechanisms imposed by the sea surface temperature (SST) and the large-scale forcing by the current synoptic conditions in the study period, 19 measurements were divided into four transects along the complete ship's trajectory, where the data were grouped with respect to the active synoptic weather conditions in the study area. Our results demonstrate that in the absence of large-scale transient systems acting in the study area, the MABL was modulated by the SST field. This was observed in the first transect, were we found a thick and turbulent MABL with its top at around 600 m and more intense heat fluxes (up to 209 W/m² of latent heat and 47 W/m² of sensible heat) mainly over the warm waters associated with the Brazil Current (BC). Over cooler waters of the transect, outside the domain of the BC, the MABL was shallower, around 200 m, with less intense heat fluxes (up to 1.4 W/m² of latent heat and -16.8 W/m² of sensible heat). In the second transect with the formation of an extratropical cyclone in the La Plata river mouth region, we noted the impact of the synoptic atmospheric conditions influencing the evolution of the MABL during the prefrontal condition when a MABL stratification was verified. During the pos frontal situation, the MABL was a well developed one, with a 1200 m height. In the pos frontal environment, latent heat fluxes (average 290 W/m² with a peak of 468 W/m²) and sensible heat fluxes (average of 18 W/m² with a peak of 45 W/m²) indicate a heat flux directed from the ocean to the atmosphere much more intense in his latent component. On the other hand, in the prefrontal region, lower values of the latent heat fluxes (average of 18 W/m² with a minimum of 15.8 W/m²) and sensible heat fluxes (-63.4 W/m²) were found. During the third transect with the incursion of the warm air mass, the MABL became shallower over the cooler waters of the Brazilian Coastal Current. Along of the entire third transect the SST was lower than the air temperature and this transect presented a stable boundary layer. Throughout the fourth and final transect, there was a secondary cyclogenesis off the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil, just north of the cyclone that has been formed in the vicinity of the La Plata river mouth. This cyclone has developed rapidly and has moved toward the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, leaving the study area in the cold sector of the cyclone. With the incursion of the cold air mass, the MABL become thicker and more turbulent with its top around 600 m. The values of latent heat fluxes ranged between 461.2 W/m² over the warm waters associated with the BC and 30.2 W/m² on the cooler waters outside the domain of the BC. This work offers an analysis of movel meteorological and oceanographic observations taken simultaneously in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. These observations are fundamental to widen our understanding on the physical processes occurring at the ocean-atmosphere interface and have primary importance for the weather and climate forecast of the south-southwestern region of Brazil. / Entre os dias 3 a 12 de dezembro de 2012, o Navio Oceanográfico Alpha-Crucis realizou estações oceanográficas no Oceano Atlântico Sudoeste em apoio aos projetos SAMOC (South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) e ACEx (Atlantic Ocean Carbon Experiment). Durante o cruzeiro de pesquisa, o navio realizou 19 medições, com o lançamento de balões meteorológicos com radiossondas. A partir dos dados coletados pelas radiossondas, foi possível verificar a variabilidade da camada limite atmosférica marinha (CLAM) durante distintas condições sinóticas atuantes na área e período de estudo. A partir de dados meteorológicos e oceanográficos coletados ao longo de toda a derrota do navio através da estação meteorológica automática e do termosalinógrafo de bordo, foi possível estimar os fluxos de calor latente e sensível entre o oceano e a atmosfera a partir de parametrizações bulk. Para entender a importância dos mecanismos de forçamento local impostos pela temperatura da superfície do mar (TSM) e de grande escala imposto pelas condições sinóticas vigentes no período de estudo, as 19 medições foram divididas em 4 transectos realizados ao longo da trajetória, onde os dados foram agrupados com respeito às condições atmosféricas sinóticas atuantes. Os resultados do trabalho demonstram que, na ausência de sistemas transientes de grande escala atuantes na região de estudo, a CLAM foi modulada pelo campo de TSM. Isso foi observado no primeiro transecto, onde a CLAM apresentou-se espessa e turbulenta com seu topo em torno de 600 m e com fluxos de calor mais intensos (chegando até 209 W/m² de calor latente e 47 W/m² de calor sensível) principalmente sobre as águas quentes associadas à Corrente do Brasil (CB). Sobre águas mais frias, a CLAM foi mais rasa, em torno de 200 m e com fluxos de calor menos intensos (chegando até 1,4 W/m² de calor latente e -16,8 W/m² de calor sensível). No segundo transecto, com a formação de um ciclone extratropical, nota-se o impacto das condições sinóticas influenciando a evolução da CLAM durante a condição pré-frontal, onde se verificou uma estratificação da CLAM. Na condição pós-frontal, a CLAM apresentou-se bem desenvolvida, com uma altura de 1200 m e os fluxos de calor latente (média de 290 W/m² e com pico de 468 W/m²) e calor sensível (média de 18 W/m² e com pico de 45 W/m²) indicam um fluxo de calor do oceano para a atmosfera muito mais intenso em sua componente latente. Por outro lado, na região pré-frontal, valores mais baixos de fluxos de calor latente (média de 18 W/m² e com um mínimo de -15,8 W/m²) e calor sensível (-63,4 W/m²) foram encontrados. Durante o terceiro transecto com a incursão da massa de ar quente, a CLAM ficou mais rasa sobre as águas mais frias da Corrente Costeira do Brasil. Ao longo de todo o terceiro transecto a TSM esteve menor que a temperatura do ar e esse apresentou uma camada limite estável. Ao longo do último transecto, verificou-se uma ciclogênese secundária na costa do Rio Grande do Sul, imediatamente ao norte do ciclone que havia se formado nas proximidades da desembocadura do Rio da Prata. Esse se desenvolveu rapidamente e se deslocou para o Oceano Atlântico Sudoeste, deixando a região de estudo sob o setor frio do ciclone. Com a incursão da massa de ar frio, a CLAM ficou mais espessa e turbulenta com seu topo em torno de 600 m. Os valores dos fluxos de calor latente variaram entre 461,2 W/m² sobre as águas quentes associadas à da CB e 30,2 W/m² sobre as águas mais frias fora do domínio dessa. Esse trabalho oferece uma análise de observações meteorológicas e oceanográficas inéditas tomadas simultaneamente no Oceano Atlântico Sudoeste. Essas observações são fundamentais para ampliar o entendimento dos processos físicos que ocorrem na interface oceano-atmosfera e tem importância primária para a previsão do tempo e clima na região sul-sudeste do Brasil.

O formato do perfil de velocidades do vento varia de acordo com as características locais da superfície terrestre e de rugosidade do terreno, parâmetros que definem o perfil da Camada-Limite Atmosférica (CLA). As características do escoamento do ar atmosférico sobre e ao redor de acidentes geográficos, tais como morros e colinas, são de grande interesse para aplicações relacionadas à Engenharia de Turbinas e Parques Eólicos. No topo de morros, ocorre a aceleração do vento, fenômeno que pode representar um fator decisivo para a instalação de aerogeradores. Este trabalho dedica-se ao estudo do comportamento da CLA como função da inclinação e rugosidade superficial da elevação, fazendo uso da Dinâmica de Fluidos Computacional (CFD) para construir perfis de velocidade do vento e de intensidade de turbulência. O problema de fechamento das Equações Médias de Reynolds (RANS) é contornado com o uso do modelo de turbulência k-ω SST; os resultados numéricos obtidos são comparados com dados experimentais medidos em túnel de vento sobre modelos em escala dos morros. São testados oito modelos de morros com declives que variam de 25° a 64° para dois tipos de categorias de terreno, em 2D e 3D, e são aplicados dois códigos analíticos para representar o perfil de velocidades de entrada. Resultados numéricos para os perfis de velocidade apresentam diferença inferior a 4% em relação aos respectivos dados obtidos experimentalmente. Os perfis de intensidade de turbulência apresentam diferença máxima na casa dos 7% em comparação aos dados experimentais, o que é explicado pelo fato de que não é possível inserir o perfil de entrada de intensidade de turbulência nas simulações numéricas. Em alternativa, foi usado um valor constante resultado da média dos valores dos perfis usados no túnel de vento. Os modelos de morro em 3D apresentam maior concordância nos resultados de velocidade que os modelos em 2D e que ademais quanto maior é a inclinação do morro maior é a concordância com as medições experimentais. / The shape of the wind velocity profile changes according to local features of terrain shape and roughness, which are parameters responsible for defining the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) profile. Air flow characteristics over and around landforms, such as hills, are of considerable importance for applications related to Wind Farm and Turbine Engineering. The air flow is accelerated on top of hills, which can represent a decisive factor for Wind Turbine placement choices. The present work focuses on the study of ABL behavior as a function of slope and surface roughness of hill-shaped landforms, using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to build wind velocity and turbulent intensity profiles. Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations are closed using the SST k-ω turbulence model; numerical results are compared to experimental data measured in wind tunnel over scale models of the hills under consideration. Eight hill models with slopes varying from 25° to 64° were tested for two types of terrain categories in 2D and 3D, and two analytical codes are used to represent the inlet velocity profiles. Numerical results for the velocity profiles show differences under 4% when compared to their respective experimental data. Turbulent intensity profiles show maximum differences around 7% when compared to experimental data, this can be explained by not being possible to insert inlet turbulent intensity profiles in the simulations. Alternatively, constant values based on the averages of the turbulent intensity at the wind tunnel inlet were used. The 3D models present greater concordance in the speed results than the 2D models and that in addition the greater the slope of the hill, the greater the agreement with the experimental measurements.

A estrutura do vento varia de acordo com as características do terreno e com a rugosidade da superfície terrestre, desacelerando proporcionalmente sua intensidade de acordo com a proximidade do solo, o que determina a constituição da camada limite atmosférica (C.L.A.). As características do escoamento sobre e no entorno de características topográficas obtusas tais como morros são de grande interesse em muitas aplicações, especialmente aquelas ligadas à engenharia de vento. Esta pesquisa foca a investigação da C.L.A. sobre terrenos complexos, analisando a estrutura do escoamento turbulento, a separação e a recomposição do mesmo. Para tanto, dois métodos são empregados e comparados na presente investigação para identificar a influência da orografia complexa sobre o escoamento do vento: padrões ou códigos de carga de vento e análises experimentais em túnel de vento. Nove modelos experimentais de morros isolados, sendo quatro simétricos bidimensionais, quatro simétricos tridimensionais e um assimétrico, todos com a consideração de dois tipos de terreno, categoria I – plano e categorias III-IV – medianamente rugosas são analisados. A partir de uma simulação experimental da camada limite em túnel de vento, é possível parametrizar os efeitos do vento sobre terrenos complexos (MILLER, 1995). A definição de variáveis, tais como: o perfil de velocidade do vento, a intensidade de turbulência, os efeitos topográficos na velocidade do vento constituem-se em elementos fundamentais para cálculos estruturais de edificações situadas no entorno. Foram desenvolvidas simulações experimentais no túnel de vento de camada limite Prof. Joaquim Blessmann, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Na superfície do modelo assimétrico, na radial principal do mesmo, foram localizados nove perfis de medição, contendo cada um, vinte alturas de investigação. Os demais modelos tiveram como foco de análise o cume dos mesmos, também com perfis definidos nas mesmas alturas. As medições da velocidade do vento e da intensidade da turbulência foram procedidas por um sistema de anemometria de fio quente. Os dados obtidos em túnel de vento foram confrontados com expressões empíricas calculadas para os mesmos pontos segundo cinco códigos ou padrões de carga de vento, pontuando também as correlações entre os mesmos e entre estes com a norma brasileira NBR 6123 (1988). Os modelos, códigos ou padrões analisados foram: Jackson e Hunt (1975) e Davenport, Surry e Lemelin (1988), models e as normas a seguir nominadas:Norma Brasileira: cargas de vento em Edificações - NBR 6123 (1988); European Standard:Eurocode1: Basis of Design and Actions on Structures, CEN TC 250: 2002; Australian/New Zealand Standard: Minimum Design Loads on Structures, AS/NZS 1170.2: 2002; Architectural Institute of Japan AIJ: 2004; American Society of Civil Engineering Standard, ASCE 7-95 (ASCE 7-95), Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures;National Building Code of Canada, 2005, (NRCC 2005). Além do estudo comparativo acerca da resposta estimada pelos códigos nominados, esta pesquisa constitui-se em um banco de dados de medições em pontos localizados nos morros nominados, em túnel de vento. O comparativo entre os padrões mostra a inexistência de uma harmonização entre os mesmos para a consideração dos parâmetros a serem empregues para o cálculo de cargas de vento. Estas diferenças na definição dos parâmetros básicos para o carregamento de vento em estruturas determinam grandes dificuldades na unificação de formatos recomendados na previsão das cargas de vento. Comparativamente aos dados experimentais, os padrões, em geral, mostram-se conservadores para os dois tipos de morros analisados, simétrico e assimétrico, para os dois tipos de terreno, tanto considerando-se análises em 2D ou 3D. / The structure of the wind varies with the characteristics of the terrain and roughness land surface, slowing its intensity proportionally according to the surrounding terrain, which determines the onset of boundary layer (ABL). The characteristics of the flow over and around topographic features such as hills are of great interest in many applications, especially those related to wind engineering. From an experimental simulation of the boundary layer wind tunnel, it is possible to parameterize the effects of wind over complex terrain (MILLER, 1995). The definition of variables, such as the profile of wind speed, the turbulence intensity, the topographic effects on wind speed are key elements in structural calculations for buildings situated around the area. This research focuses on the investigation of the ABL complex terrain conditions, analyzing the structure of turbulent flow and characterization of separation and reattachment of the flow. Experimental simulations were developed in the wind tunnel of the atmospheric boundary layer Prof. Joaquim Blessmann, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in nine models of hills, four symmetrical two-dimensional, four- symmetrical threedimensional and one asymmetrical, all considering two types of terrain, category I - plan and Category III-IV- moderately rough. The surface of the asymmetric model was measured in nine profiles ploted on the main radial of the hill, with twenty heights each, and the other models were examined at top of the hill. The measurements were performed with a system of hot wire anemometry to measure the wind velocity and intensity of turbulence. The identification of the data obtained in the wind tunnel were confronted with empirical expressions for the same points, in order to establish the correlations between patterns and among these with NBR 6123 (1988). Two models and five codes of wind loads are analyzed: Jackson and Hunt (1975) and e Davenport, Surry e Lemelin (1988) Models and Brazilian Association of Technical Standards: Wind Load on Buildings, NBR 6123 (1988); European Standard: Eurocode1: Basis of Design and Actions on Structures, CEN TC 250: 2002; Australian/New Zealand Standard: Minimum Design Loads on Structures, AS/NZS 1170.2: 2002; Architectural Institute of Japan AIJ: 2004; American Society of Civil Engineering Standard, ASCE 7-95 (ASCE 7-95), Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures; National Building Code of Canada, 2005, (NRCC 2005) codes. This study focuses not only the comparison of the response estimated by international codes nominees, but also a data bank of wind tunnel data to validate this tool based on empirical expressions. The comparison of the patterns shows a lack of consideration for international harmonization of the parameters to be employed for the calculations of wind loads. These differences in defining the basic parameters for the wind loading on structures determines difficulties to unify the formats recommended in the prediction of wind loads. Compared to the experimental data, the patterns will generally show up conservative for both types of mounts analyzed, symmetrical and asymmetrical, for both types of terrain, both considering 2D or 3D.

A estrutura do vento varia de acordo com as características do terreno e com a rugosidade da superfície terrestre, desacelerando proporcionalmente sua intensidade de acordo com a proximidade do solo, o que determina a constituição da camada limite atmosférica (C.L.A.). As características do escoamento sobre e no entorno de características topográficas obtusas tais como morros são de grande interesse em muitas aplicações, especialmente aquelas ligadas à engenharia de vento. Esta pesquisa foca a investigação da C.L.A. sobre terrenos complexos, analisando a estrutura do escoamento turbulento, a separação e a recomposição do mesmo. Para tanto, dois métodos são empregados e comparados na presente investigação para identificar a influência da orografia complexa sobre o escoamento do vento: padrões ou códigos de carga de vento e análises experimentais em túnel de vento. Nove modelos experimentais de morros isolados, sendo quatro simétricos bidimensionais, quatro simétricos tridimensionais e um assimétrico, todos com a consideração de dois tipos de terreno, categoria I – plano e categorias III-IV – medianamente rugosas são analisados. A partir de uma simulação experimental da camada limite em túnel de vento, é possível parametrizar os efeitos do vento sobre terrenos complexos (MILLER, 1995). A definição de variáveis, tais como: o perfil de velocidade do vento, a intensidade de turbulência, os efeitos topográficos na velocidade do vento constituem-se em elementos fundamentais para cálculos estruturais de edificações situadas no entorno. Foram desenvolvidas simulações experimentais no túnel de vento de camada limite Prof. Joaquim Blessmann, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Na superfície do modelo assimétrico, na radial principal do mesmo, foram localizados nove perfis de medição, contendo cada um, vinte alturas de investigação. Os demais modelos tiveram como foco de análise o cume dos mesmos, também com perfis definidos nas mesmas alturas. As medições da velocidade do vento e da intensidade da turbulência foram procedidas por um sistema de anemometria de fio quente. Os dados obtidos em túnel de vento foram confrontados com expressões empíricas calculadas para os mesmos pontos segundo cinco códigos ou padrões de carga de vento, pontuando também as correlações entre os mesmos e entre estes com a norma brasileira NBR 6123 (1988). Os modelos, códigos ou padrões analisados foram: Jackson e Hunt (1975) e Davenport, Surry e Lemelin (1988), models e as normas a seguir nominadas:Norma Brasileira: cargas de vento em Edificações - NBR 6123 (1988); European Standard:Eurocode1: Basis of Design and Actions on Structures, CEN TC 250: 2002; Australian/New Zealand Standard: Minimum Design Loads on Structures, AS/NZS 1170.2: 2002; Architectural Institute of Japan AIJ: 2004; American Society of Civil Engineering Standard, ASCE 7-95 (ASCE 7-95), Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures;National Building Code of Canada, 2005, (NRCC 2005). Além do estudo comparativo acerca da resposta estimada pelos códigos nominados, esta pesquisa constitui-se em um banco de dados de medições em pontos localizados nos morros nominados, em túnel de vento. O comparativo entre os padrões mostra a inexistência de uma harmonização entre os mesmos para a consideração dos parâmetros a serem empregues para o cálculo de cargas de vento. Estas diferenças na definição dos parâmetros básicos para o carregamento de vento em estruturas determinam grandes dificuldades na unificação de formatos recomendados na previsão das cargas de vento. Comparativamente aos dados experimentais, os padrões, em geral, mostram-se conservadores para os dois tipos de morros analisados, simétrico e assimétrico, para os dois tipos de terreno, tanto considerando-se análises em 2D ou 3D. / The structure of the wind varies with the characteristics of the terrain and roughness land surface, slowing its intensity proportionally according to the surrounding terrain, which determines the onset of boundary layer (ABL). The characteristics of the flow over and around topographic features such as hills are of great interest in many applications, especially those related to wind engineering. From an experimental simulation of the boundary layer wind tunnel, it is possible to parameterize the effects of wind over complex terrain (MILLER, 1995). The definition of variables, such as the profile of wind speed, the turbulence intensity, the topographic effects on wind speed are key elements in structural calculations for buildings situated around the area. This research focuses on the investigation of the ABL complex terrain conditions, analyzing the structure of turbulent flow and characterization of separation and reattachment of the flow. Experimental simulations were developed in the wind tunnel of the atmospheric boundary layer Prof. Joaquim Blessmann, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in nine models of hills, four symmetrical two-dimensional, four- symmetrical threedimensional and one asymmetrical, all considering two types of terrain, category I - plan and Category III-IV- moderately rough. The surface of the asymmetric model was measured in nine profiles ploted on the main radial of the hill, with twenty heights each, and the other models were examined at top of the hill. The measurements were performed with a system of hot wire anemometry to measure the wind velocity and intensity of turbulence. The identification of the data obtained in the wind tunnel were confronted with empirical expressions for the same points, in order to establish the correlations between patterns and among these with NBR 6123 (1988). Two models and five codes of wind loads are analyzed: Jackson and Hunt (1975) and e Davenport, Surry e Lemelin (1988) Models and Brazilian Association of Technical Standards: Wind Load on Buildings, NBR 6123 (1988); European Standard: Eurocode1: Basis of Design and Actions on Structures, CEN TC 250: 2002; Australian/New Zealand Standard: Minimum Design Loads on Structures, AS/NZS 1170.2: 2002; Architectural Institute of Japan AIJ: 2004; American Society of Civil Engineering Standard, ASCE 7-95 (ASCE 7-95), Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures; National Building Code of Canada, 2005, (NRCC 2005) codes. This study focuses not only the comparison of the response estimated by international codes nominees, but also a data bank of wind tunnel data to validate this tool based on empirical expressions. The comparison of the patterns shows a lack of consideration for international harmonization of the parameters to be employed for the calculations of wind loads. These differences in defining the basic parameters for the wind loading on structures determines difficulties to unify the formats recommended in the prediction of wind loads. Compared to the experimental data, the patterns will generally show up conservative for both types of mounts analyzed, symmetrical and asymmetrical, for both types of terrain, both considering 2D or 3D.

Le brouillard est un phénomène météorologique très difficile à prévoir, même à très courte échéance, en raison de sa grande variabilité spatiale et temporelle qui est due à des interactions complexes entre divers processus physiques. Dans cette thèse, les caractéristiques météorologiques locales et les processus synoptiques favorables aux brouillards sur la région du Grand Casablanca (Maroc) sont examinés à l'aide des observations horaires aux deux stations météorologiques permanentes de cette région côtière. Un algorithme de classification objectif est développé et utilisé pour classer les événements en des types de brouillard les plus rencontrés. Cette étude climatologique a mis en évidence que le brouillard a le plus souvent un caractère localisé et que le type d'advection-rayonnement est le plus fréquent sur la région, suivi des types d'affaissement de stratus et de rayonnement. Quand le brouillard intéresse simultanément les deux stations, la probabilité d'observer deux types différents est assez élevée. Les processus advectifs liés à la circulation de brise de mer au cours de l'après-midi, suivis de ceux radiatifs en début de nuit jouent un rôle important dans la formation du brouillard sur la région. Des simulations numériques à l'aide du modèle Méso-NH sont réalisées. Ces simulations ont confirmé que les processus physiques impliqués dans le cycle de vie du brouillard peuvent être différents selon la nature géographique de la surface. Elles ont aussi mis en évidence que la prévision numérique du brouillard en zone côtière est sensible à la température de la surface de la mer, à la topographie locale, et à l'occupation du sol. De plus, la prévision du brouillard côtier dépend fortement de la capacité du modèle à reproduire correctement la circulation de brise au cours de l'après-midi et les processus radiatifs en début de nuit. Les simulations systématiques des cas de brouillard de l'hiver 2013-2014 a montré la capacité du modèle Méso- NH à reproduire l'occurrence du brouillard avec néanmoins un taux relativement élevé de fausses alarmes, en particulier à la station côtière. / The prediction of fog remains a challenge due to its time and space variability and to the complex interaction between the numerous physical processes influencing its life cycle. During the first stage of this thesis, the local meteorological and synoptic characteristics of fog occurrence over the Grand Casablanca region (Morocco) are investigated. To achieve this, hourly surface meteorological observations, at two synoptic stations of this coastal region, are used. An objective fog-type classification has been developed in this work and used to discriminate the fog events into the well known types. This fog climatology points out that the fog is often localized and that it is predominantly of advection-radiation type, followed by fog resulting from cloud base lowering and radiation fog. Besides, two different fog types can occur when fog simultaneously concerns the two stations. The advective processes associated with sea breeze circulation during the daylight, followed by the radiative processes often leads to fog formation over this coastal region. Numerical simulations are performed later using the meso-scale non-hydrostatic model Meso-NH. These simulations confirm that the physical processes, governing the life cycle of fog, can be different according to the physiographic features of the area. Moreover, the numerical prediction of coastal fog over heterogeneous area is very sensitive to sea surface temperature, land local topography and land cover. It also depends on the model's ability to reproduce the sea breeze circulation during the daylight followed by the radiative processes early in the night. The systematic numerical simulations of the fog events that occurred during the winter 2013-2014 indicate the Meso-NH's ability to well capture the fog occurrence with a relatively high false alarm rate, particularly over the coastal station.

Cross wind analysis is one of the important safety measures for rail vehicle certification. The objective of this study is to identify which vehicle certification ground setup, true flat ground (TFG) or single track ballast and rail (STBR) represents a more realistic ground setup with atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind inlet and also to represent an embankment scenario. A streamlined high speed train ICE3 and a conventional Regional train are taken for the analysis to represent both categories. CFD is used as a tool for calculations. The best practice recommended by the AeroTRAIN project is used for the CFD approach. The analysis is done for various configurations including STBR, TFG, embankments, ground roughness, moving ground, non-moving ground, block profile inlet, ABL inlet, model scale and full scale setups. The Regional train shows higher roll moment coefficient about lee rail (Cmx,lee) compared to the ICE3 train, whereas the ICE3 train has a higher lift force coefficient than the Regional train. STBR setup shows a higher force and moment coefficient compared to TFG. The STBR setup represents the more realistic setup of moving rough ground with ABL wind inlet and also the realistic embankment scenario.

The interaction between a bluff body and the impinging fluid flow, can involve detached boundary layers, massive flow separations, free shear layers, development of recirculation zones and formation of a highly disturbed and complex region downstream of the bluff body, which can be categorized as wake. The present research aims to experimentally investigate such fluid-structure interaction and provide insight into the wake structure of two bluff bodies. To this end, the airwake over the helicopter platform of a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) polar icebreaker was studied using high-speed particle image velocimetry (PIV). The experiments were conducted on a scaled model of the polar icebreaker situated on a costume-built and computer-controlled turntable, which provided the ability to accurately change the incidence angle of the impinging flow with a given rate of change for incidence angle. Quantitative flow field data were obtained in several vertical and horizontal planes. The obtained velocity field was then used to calculate the time-averaged flow structure and turbulence metrics over the helicopter platform of the vessel. The present work compared the effects of two types of inflow conditions: (i) a uniform flow and (ii) a simulated atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) on the flow structure over the helicopter platform of the ship. Moreover, for the bluff scaled model, the effects of the Reynolds number on the wake structure and the flow patterns were investigated. The incidence angle (α) between the oncoming flow and the orientation of the ship varied between 0° to 330° with the increment of 30°. It was observed that higher maximum values of the turbulence intensity were associated with the simulated ABL. Moreover, it was found that for both inflow conditions, the incidence angle of 300o corresponded to the highest turbulence levels over the helicopter platform. Building on the results obtained for a stationary vessel in the simulated ABL, this work aimed to quantify the effects of the unsteady change in the direction of the impinging wind, simulated by rotating the model at a certain rate, . It was observed that the increase of the rate of change of the inflow direction resulted in an increase of the turbulent intensity over the helicopter platform. However, an exception was observed for the case of α = 60°, where clockwise rotation of the ship model with respect to the inflow exposed the helicopter platform to increased turbulent velocity fluctuations, while counterclockwise rotation diminished the flow unsteadiness over the helicopter platform. Moreover, aiming to identify the origins of the unsteady forces applied on bluff elongated plates with high chord-to thickness ratio (c/t = 23) at zero incidence, direct force measurement as well as PIV were used to identify the effect of transverse perforations on the flow-induced loading on the flow structure in the near-wake of the plates. The experiments were conducted in a water channel, where the plates were located at the center of channel, parallel to the upstream flow direction. Plates with various characteristic diameter of the perforation as well as a reference case without perforations were considered. The spectra of the trailing-edge vortex shedding and flow-induced forces were compared and it was observed that the vortex shedding frequencies were in very good agreement with those of the measured flow-induced forces for all considered perforation patterns. Thus, it was determined that the trailing-edge vortex shedding was the main mechanism of generating the unsteady loading on the plates. The staggered patterns of the perforations created a three-dimensional flow structure at the vicinity of the trailing edge and in the near wake, which was investigated using PIV at several data acquisition planes. It was found that in the cross-sectional planes corresponding to the close proximity of the perforations to the downstream edge, the periodic trailing-edge vortex shedding were suppressed. Furthermore, it was observed that for small perforations, the velocity fluctuations in the near wake were enhanced. However, further increase of the perforation diameter led to suppression of the velocity fluctuations. / Graduate

Previous simulations have shown that wind farms have an impact on the near-surface atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) as turbulent wakes generated by the turbines enhance vertical mixing of momentum, heat and moisture. These changes alter downstream atmospheric properties. With the exception of a few observational data sets that focus on the impact to near-surface temperature within wind farms, little to no observational evidence exists with respect to vertical mixing. These few experimental studies also lack high spatial resolution due to their use of a limited number of meteorological sensors or remote sensing techniques. This study utilizes an instrumented small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) to gather high resolution in-situ field measurements from two state-of-the-art Midwest wind farms in order to differentially map downstream changes to relative humidity. These measurements are complemented by numerical experiments conducted using large eddy simulation (LES). Observations and numerical predictions are in good general agreement around a single wind turbine and show that downstream relative humidity is altered in the vertical, lateral, and downstream directions. A suite of LES is then performed to determine the effect of a turbine array on the relative humidity distribution in compounding wakes. In stable and neutral conditions, and in the presence of a positive relative humidity lapse rate, it is found that the humidity decreases below the turbine hub height and increases above the hub height. As the array is transitioned, the magnitude of change increases, differentially grows on the left-hand and right-hand side of the wake, and move slightly upward with downstream distance. In unstable conditions, the magnitude of near-surface decrease in relative humidity is a full order of magnitude smaller than that observed in a stable atmospheric regime.

Les régimes dynamiques dans les basses couches de l’atmosphère à l’île de la Réunion sont conditionnés par l’action du relief et du rayonnement sur l’écoulement synoptique. L’île est située en permanence dans le flux des alizés de sud-est et son relief élevé, culminant à 3000 m dans le centre de l’île et 2600 m au sud, constitue un obstacle important pour l’écoulement moyen. Le relief, le chauffage différentiel des pentes et le contraste thermique avec l’océan influent sur les échanges locaux entre la couche limite marine et la troposphère libre.L’analyse des phénomènes complexes de l’écoulement atmosphérique au niveau de l’île a pour but initial de caractériser les transferts de polluants émis localement. Cette étude a deux applications : • La première rentre dans le cadre préparatoire à la mise en place, à 2200 m d’altitude sur le Piton Maïdo, de l’observatoire atmosphérique de l’OPAR, à l’horizon 2011. L’objectif est de comprendre les circulations locales induites par le relief et les transports associés afin de discriminer d’éventuelles pollutions par les sources locales sur le signal qui sera mesuré in situ au sommet du Maïdo.• La seconde vise à étudier la diffusion des panaches volcaniques du Piton de la Fournaise. L’éruption majeure d’avril 2007 du volcan réunionnais a montré que des panaches pouvaient générer d’importantes pollutions dans diverses parties de l’île allant jusqu’à poser de réels problèmes environnementaux et de santé publique.Ces applications s’appuient sur une étude par modélisation numérique à haute résolution des écoulements atmosphériques dans les basses couches au niveau de l’île, au moyen du modèle météorologique de recherche MésoNH, permettant de conduire un ensemble de simulations sur cas idéalisés puis sur cas réels avec diffusion de traceurs passifs. / Reunion Island is an isolated mountainous island in Indian Ocean culminating in the center at 3000 m and in the southern part at 2600 m asl and is located in the influence of very regular south-easterly trade winds. The perturbation of the prevailing humid trade wind flow by the complex topography causes large spatial variations in local weather. The analysis of atmospheric circulations at local scale has been conducted with the aim of improving the understanding of small-scale transport and dispersion of pollutants emitted from local sources. This study has two applications:• It takes part in the perspective of the new atmospheric research station of Piton Maïdo, a summit at 2200 m above sea level on the west coast of the island, in the frame of the developing Atmospheric Physics Observatory of La Reunion (Observatoire de Physique de l’Atmosphère de la Réunion, OPAR as French acronym). The objective is to examine to what extent local orographic perturbations of the synoptic wind and local wind systems are responsible for vertical export of air pollutants originating from the island boundary layer, and could affect ground-based measurements at the future Piton Maïdo observatory devoted to the monitoring of background atmospheric composition (greenhouse gases and aerosols).• The second one aims to investigate the behavior of the volcanic plumes from the Piton de la Fournaise. During the April-May 2007 eruption, large amounts of volcanic gases, particles and ash were released into the atmosphere causing air-pollution at several inhabited locations. In this work, the three-dimensional, non-hydrostatic, limited-area numerical model, MESONH, was run in high resolution to simulate features of airflows over Reunion Island in idealized and real conditions. Various passive tracers have been released in the model in order to characterize dynamical processes in the lower atmospheric layers and the related transport of air-masses.