Laboratory Simulations of Local Winds in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer via Image Analysis

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Experimental apparatus: (A) polystyrene sheet, (B) free surface heat exchanger, (C) free surface thermostat, (D) valley model, (E) bottom surface heat exchanger, (F) camera, (G) bottom surface thermostat, (H) rectangular-shaped electric heater, and (I) reference systems and locations of temperature arrays velocity profiles (units are in m).