Le phénomène connu sous l'appellation "méandrement" (ou meandering) désigne les variations aléatoires de la trajectoire du sillage aérodynamique d'une éolienne. Ce phénomène est responsable de contraintes mécaniques particulières sur les éoliennes positionnées dans le sillage d'autres éoliennes et joue donc rôle dans la conception et dans la prévision de production des parcs éoliens.Ce travail propose d'étudier le méandrement par des moyens expérimentaux et numériques. La problématique est traitée en deux parties, la première portant sur la modélisation de l'écoulement de couche limite atmosphérique, avec une attention particulière portée à la modélisation des grandes échelles de la turbulence atmosphérique. La seconde partie porte sur l'étude du sillage d'un disque actuateur soumis à un écoulement atmosphérique. Chacune de ces parties comporte un volet expérimental et un volet numérique. La modélisation numérique instationnaire de l'écoulement atmosphérique fait intervenir une technique de génération stochastique de champs de vitesse turbulente avec évolution temporelle, spécialement développée au cours de la présente thèse et à laquelle un chapitre spécifique est dédié.L'un des principaux résultats est que le méandrement du sillage est fortement corrélé avec les grandes échelles de la turbulence atmosphérique. / The phenomenon known as meandering describes the unsteady trajectory variations of the wake of a wind turbine. This phenomenon is responsible for specific mechanical stresses on turbines positioned in the wake of other turbines. As such, this phenomenon must be accounted for in the design and operation of wind turbine plants.This work uses numerical fluid simulation and wind tunnel testing in order to study the meandering of the wake of a wind turbine. The subject is discussed in two parts. The first part discusses the modeling of the atmospheric boundary layer, with a focus on the large scales of the atmospheric turbulence. The second part is a study of the behavior of the wake of an actuator disc model in atmospheric wind conditions.Both parts include experimental and numerical work. The numerical simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer involves the generation of synthetic turbulent velocity time series by mean of a stochastic technique developed during this thesis, to which a chapter is dedicated.One of the main results of this work is that the meandering is highly correlated with the large scales of the atmospheric turbulence.

The description of the effects of the wind meandering in the scalar dispersion is a challenging task, since this type of flow represents a physical state characterized by multiple scales. In this study, a Lagrangian stochastic diffusion model is derived to describe the scalar transport during the horizontal wind meandering phenomenon, occurring in a PBL. The model is derived from the linearization of the Langevin equation and employs a heuristic functional form, which represents the autocorrelation functions of the meandering. The new solutions, which describe the longitudinal and lateral wind components, were used to simulate two experiments of contaminants dispersion in low-wind conditions, INEL (USA) and GRAZ (Austria). The results of the comparison indicate that the new model reproduces fairly well the observed concentrations of contaminants and, therefore, satisfactorily describes the enhanced dispersion due to the presence of meandering. / Descrever os efeitos provocados pelo meandro do vento na dispersão de escalares é uma tarefa desafiadora, uma vez que este tipo de escoamento representa um estado físico caracterizado por múltiplas escalas. Neste trabalho, deriva-se um modelo estocátisco Lagrangiano para descrever a dispersão de escalares, na camada limite planetária, durante o fenômeno de meandro do vento horizontal. O modelo é derivado a partir da linearização da equação de Langevin e emprega uma forma funcional heurística, que representa as funções de autocorrelação do meandro. As novas soluções, que descrevem as componentes longitudinais e laterais do vento, foram empregadas para simular dois experimentos de dispersão de contaminantes em condições de vento fraco, INEL (USA) e GRAZ (Áustria). Os resultados das comparações indicam que o novo modelo pode ser usado para reproduzir as concentrações observadas de contaminantes e, portanto descreve de forma satisfatória a difusão reforçada provocada pelo meandro do vento.

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar o efeito do campo de ventos e do meandramento da Corrente do Brasil nas variabilidades hidrográfica e bioquímica ao largo da costa norte do Estado de São Paulo. Foram utilizados dados de temperatura, nutrientes e clorofila-a obtidos in situ mensalmente ao largo de Ubatuba entre dezembro de 2004 a abril de 2014, dados do campo de ventos do pacote Blended Sea Winds (NCDC/NOAA), além de Temperatura da Superfície do Mar e Clorofila-a da Superfície do Mar do sensor MODIS/AQUA. Os dados obtidos mostraram que na primavera o vento paralelo teve forte correlação com a temperatura em toda coluna de água, evidenciando a importância da intrusão remota nesta estação. No verão as altas correlações com o nitrato indicam a dominância de intrusão local. A correlação com a distância da Corrente do Brasil foi significativa com a clorofila-a, o nitrato e fosfato. Os resultados permitem inferir que o vento é o principal fator que determina a variabilidade hidrográfica e bioquímica na área de estudo, e que o meandramento da Corrente do Brasil teria papel secundário na dinâmica da plataforma continental interna. / The main goal of this work is to evaluate the effect of the wind field and Brazil Current meandering on hydrographic and biochemical variability off northern coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The dataset used were comprised of monthly samples of temperature, chlorophyll-a and nutrients acquired in situ in Ubatuba from December 2004 to April 2014, wind field derived from NCDC/NOAA Blended Sea Winds package, as well as sea surface temperature and sea surface chlorophyll remotely sensed by MODIS aboard Acqua satellite. Data analysis reveal a strong correlation of along-shore wind component with the water temperature in all depths at spring, pointing out the importance of remote intrusion and advection of South Atlantic Central Water at the sampling site. During summer, however, high correlation of said wind component with nitrate concentration show dominance of local intrusion processes. The distance between the sampling station and the Brazil Current front correlated significantly with chlorophyll-a, nitrate and phosphate. These results suggest that the wind is the main driver of biochemical and hydrographic variability at the study area, while the Brazil Current front meandering plays a secondary role in the internal shelf dynamics.

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar o efeito do campo de ventos e do meandramento da Corrente do Brasil nas variabilidades hidrográfica e bioquímica ao largo da costa norte do Estado de São Paulo. Foram utilizados dados de temperatura, nutrientes e clorofila-a obtidos in situ mensalmente ao largo de Ubatuba entre dezembro de 2004 a abril de 2014, dados do campo de ventos do pacote Blended Sea Winds (NCDC/NOAA), além de Temperatura da Superfície do Mar e Clorofila-a da Superfície do Mar do sensor MODIS/AQUA. Os dados obtidos mostraram que na primavera o vento paralelo teve forte correlação com a temperatura em toda coluna de água, evidenciando a importância da intrusão remota nesta estação. No verão as altas correlações com o nitrato indicam a dominância de intrusão local. A correlação com a distância da Corrente do Brasil foi significativa com a clorofila-a, o nitrato e fosfato. Os resultados permitem inferir que o vento é o principal fator que determina a variabilidade hidrográfica e bioquímica na área de estudo, e que o meandramento da Corrente do Brasil teria papel secundário na dinâmica da plataforma continental interna. / The main goal of this work is to evaluate the effect of the wind field and Brazil Current meandering on hydrographic and biochemical variability off northern coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The dataset used were comprised of monthly samples of temperature, chlorophyll-a and nutrients acquired in situ in Ubatuba from December 2004 to April 2014, wind field derived from NCDC/NOAA Blended Sea Winds package, as well as sea surface temperature and sea surface chlorophyll remotely sensed by MODIS aboard Acqua satellite. Data analysis reveal a strong correlation of along-shore wind component with the water temperature in all depths at spring, pointing out the importance of remote intrusion and advection of South Atlantic Central Water at the sampling site. During summer, however, high correlation of said wind component with nitrate concentration show dominance of local intrusion processes. The distance between the sampling station and the Brazil Current front correlated significantly with chlorophyll-a, nitrate and phosphate. These results suggest that the wind is the main driver of biochemical and hydrographic variability at the study area, while the Brazil Current front meandering plays a secondary role in the internal shelf dynamics.

The North Platte Natural Resources District (NPNRD) is one of 23 quasi-governmental organizations in the state of Nebraska that are organized by river basin and are responsible for the management of groundwater. Conversely, the state's surface water is governed by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources under the system of prior appropriation. This study uses Foucauldian neoliberal governmentality and a contrasting theory of 'meandering' to explore the conflicting beliefs, perceptions and values that form the foundations of different notions of 'efficiency' as it pertains to water use and management in NPNRD while a political ecology lens is used to situate local perceptions within the regional context of the Platte River Basin. Study findings ultimately point to the remaining 'disintegration' of water governance despite the state's efforts to create legislation that seeks to merge ground and surface water management in practice.

The diploma thesis deals with the proposal of measures on the Svratka stream in the cadastral area Český Herálec and Herálec na Moravě. The aim of the diploma thesis is to propose appropriate flood protection in the Herálec urban area and to elaborate proposals of nature friendly measures outside the municipality’s built up area, which will enable the renewal of the ecological functions of Svratka in the spring area. In the diploma thesis the assessment of the current state of the watercourse in the analyzed locality was caried out and also the assessment of the capacity of the watercourse and the objects on there. Furthermore, the flood levels and its areas were determined. Hydraulic water flow calculations were performed using the 1D and 1D/2D numerical model. For calculation, HEC-RAS 5.0.3 was used. When processing a 1D/2D numerical model, a manual describing the progress of work in the HEC-RAS 5.0.3 program was also created. On the basis of the results from the numerical model, a proposal for flood protection measures in the urban area and nature friendly measures in the extravilan was carried out.