VEGETATIVE CANOPY RESEARCH AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
(Selections of typical papers and reports)

 1.	Meroney, R. N. and Cermak, J. E., CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFUSION WITHIN MODEL CANOPIES, Symposium on Theory and Measurement of Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion in the Planetary Boundary Layer, Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, December 5, 1967, Sandia Laboratories Report SCM_68_191, May 1968, Sandia Laboratories, CEP67_68RNM83, Abst.rev.).

 2.	Meroney, R. N., CHARACTERISTICS OF WIND AND TURBULENCE IN AND ABOVE MODEL FORESTS, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 780_788, October 1968, CEP67_68RNM93.

 3.	Meroney, R. N., Kesic, D., and Yamada, T., GASEOUS PLUME DIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN MODEL PEG CANOPIES, July 1968, CER68_69RNM-DK-TY3.

 4.	Meroney, R. N. and Kawatani,* T., STRUCTURE OF CANOPY FLOW FIELD, September 1968, CER68_69TK-RNM13.

 5.	Meroney, R. N., WIND TUNNEL STUDIES OF THE AIR FLOW AND GASEOUS PLUME DIFFUSION IN THE LEADING EDGE AND DOWNSTREAM REGIONS OF A MODEL FOREST, Ninth Conference on Agricultural Meteorology, Seattle, Washington, September 1969, CEP69_70RNM11, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 4, pp.597_614, 1970, AD_703_892. 

 6.	Meroney, R. N. and Kawatani,* T., TURBULENCE AND WIND SPEED CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN A MODEL CANOPY FLOW FIELD, Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 7(1970), (143_158), CEP68_69TK-RNM28.

 7.	Meroney, R.N. (1990), "Review and Classification of Complex Terrain Models for Use with Integrated Pest Management Program Spray Models," Appendix B of SELECTION AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLEX TERRAIN WIND FLOW MODEL FOR SPRAY TRANSPORT: Briefing Paper and Progress Report, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Report 5E52P29, July 1990, pp. B-1 to B-22.  (See CEM89-90-RNM-1).

 8.	Meroney, R.N. (1992), WIND-TUNNEL MODELLING OF HILL AND VEGETATION INFLUENCE ON WIND POWER AVAILABILITY:  TASK 1:  LITERATURE REVIEW, Prepared for Meteorological Services, U.S. Windpower, Inc., Livermore, CA, CSU Contract No. 298610, November 1992, 123 pp. CER92-93-RNM-1-a, CER92-93-1-b, CER92-93-1-c, CER92-93-1-d, CER92-93-1-e, CER92-93-1-f, CER92-93-1-g.

 9.	Meroney, R.N., McCarthy, E.F., and Neff, D.E., ELEVATION AND VEGETATION CONSIDERATIONS ON WIND POWER AVAILABILITY:  A WIND TUNNEL STUDY, 23rd Annual American Wind Energy Association Conference (Wind Power '93), July 12-16, 1993, San Francisco, CA, 5 pp. CEP93-94-EMc-RNM-DEN-5 

10.	Meroney, R.N., and Wu, George*, IMPACT OF CHANGES OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON SURFACE LAYER WINDS, TURBULENCE AND PLUME DISPERSION, Proceedings of 9th Int. Conf. on Wind Engineering, New Delhi, India, January 1995, 12 pp. (Reviewed conference). CEP94-95-GW-RNM-14

WIND FLOW OVER HILLS, RIDGES and VALLEYS: RESEARCH AT 
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, (Selected articles and reports).

 1.	Meroney, R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester, R. J. B., and Rider, M. A., SITES FOR WINDPOWER INSTALLATIONS:  Wind Tunnel Simulation of the Influence of Two-Dimensional Ridges on Wind Speed and Turbulence, NSF/RANN GAER 75_00702, July 1976, CER76_77RNM-VAS-RB-MAR5.

 2.	Meroney, R. N., Bouwmeester,* R. J. B., Sandborn, V. A., and Rider, M. A., THE INFLUENCE OF HILL SHAPE ON WIND CHARACTERISTICS OVER TWO-DIMENSIONAL HILLS, Proceedings of Third Biennial Conference and Workshop on Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Sponsored by ERDA, September 19_21, 1977, Washington, D.C., pp. 646_653, CEP77_78RJBB-RNM-VAS-MAR17. (Abstract reviewed).

 3.	Meroney, R. N., Bouwmeester,* R. J. B., Sandborn, V. A., SITES FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS:  WIND CHARACTERISTICS OVER RIDGES:  FINAL REPORT PART I, Department of Energy Contract No. EY_76-S_06_2438, A001, Report RLO/2438_77/1, June 1978, CER77_78RJBB-RNM-VAS-S1.

 4.	Meroney, R. N., Bowen, A. J., Lindley, D., and Pearse, J., WIND CHARACTERISTICS OVER COMPLEX TERRAIN:  LABORATORY SIMULATION AND FIELD MEASUREMENT AT RAKAIA GORGE, NEW ZEALAND, FINAL REPORT, PART II, Department of Energy Contract No. EY_76-S_06_2438, A001, 219 pp., Report RLO/2438_77/2, 219 pp., May 1978, CER77_78RNM29.

 5.	Meroney R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester, R. J. B., Chien, H. C., and Rider, M., SITES FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS:  PHYSICAL MODELING OF THE INFLUENCE OF HILLS, RIDGES AND COMPLEX TERRAIN ON WIND SPEED AND TURBULENCE:  Part II:  Executive Summary, Department of Energy Contract No. EY_78-S_06_2438, A001, Report RLO/2436_77/3, June 1978, 91 pp., CER77_78RNM-VAS-RJBB-HCC-MR50a.

 6.	Meroney, R. N., Sandborn, V. A., Bouwmeester, R. J. B., Chien, H. C., and Rider, M., SITES FOR WIND POWER INSTALLATIONS:  PHYSICAL MODELING OF THE INFLUENCE OF HILLS, RIDGES AND COMPLEX TERRAIN ON WIND SPEED AND TURBULENCE:  Final Report Part II:  Appendix, Department of Energy Contract No. EY_76-S_06_2438, A001, Report RLO/2438_77/3, June 1978, CER77_78RNM-VAS-RJBB-HCC-MR50b.

 7.	Meroney, R. N., Chien,* H. C., and Sandborn, V. A., PHYSICAL MODELING OF THE WIND FIELD OVER KAHUKU POINT, OAHU, HAWAII, DOE Contract No. DE-AS06_77ET20292, A004, FDDL Report CER79_80HCC-RNM-VAS25, 162pp.

 8.	Meroney, R. N., FIELD VERIFICATION AND LABORATORY SIMULATION OF AIRFLOW PATTERNS IN COMPLEX TERRAIN, Proceedings of Fourth Symposium on Turbulence, Diffusion, and Air Pollution, January 15_18, 1979, Reno, Nevada, pp. 592_595, CEP78_79RNM7, (Abstract reviewed only).

 9.	Meroney, R. N., WIND-TUNNEL SIMULATION OF THE FLOW OVER HILLS AND COMPLEX TERRAIN, J. of Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 5 (1980), pp. 297_321, CEP78_79RNM35, (Invited paper, reviewed).

10.	Meroney, R. N., Lindley, D., and Bowen, A. J., PHYSICAL MODELING OF FLOW OVER COMPLEX TERRAIN, Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Wind Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 8_14, 1979, pp. 975_985, CEP78_79RNM-AJB-DL24, (Reviewed paper).

11.	Meroney, R.  N., PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF DISPERSION IN COMPLEX TERRAIN AND VALLEY DRAINAGE FLOW SITUATIONS, 11th Int. Tech. Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 24_27 November 1980, CEP80_81RNM_34, 21 p., Air Pollution Modelling and Its Application, C. De Wispelaere, ed., Plenum, 1981. (Reviewed).

12.  	Meroney, R.N. and Neff, D.E.*, and Tan, T.Z., WIND TUNNEL STUDY OF TRANSPORT AND DISPERSION DOWNWIND OF THE STRINGFELLOW HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Specthrie and Lerach, San Diego, CA, 67 pp. CER89-90DEN-TZT-RNM-10.

13.	Meroney, R.N., FLUID DYNAMICS OF FLOW OVER HILLS AND MOUNTAINS: Insights Obtained Through Physical Modeling, Chapter 7 of AMS Monograph on Current Directions in Atmospheric Processes Over Complex Terrain, AMS Monograph Volume 23, Number 45, June 1990, pp. 145-172. CEP88_89RNM-6a, CEP88-89-6b, CEP88-89-6c, CEP88-89-6d, CEP88-89-6e (Invited review), 1990.

14.	Meroney, R.N.  DISPERSION IN NON-FLAT OBSTRUCTED TERRAIN AND ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES:  Workshop Summary from Workshop on Modeling and Mitigating the Consequences of Accidental Releases of Hazardous Materials, New Orleans, LA, 20 May 1991.  AICHE Plant Operations Progress, Vol 11, No 1, January, 1992, pp. 6-11.  CEP91-92-RNM-1.

15.	Meroney, R.N., Grainger, Clyde,* DISPERSION IN AN OPEN-CUT COAL MINE IN STABLY STRATIFIED FLOW., Jrnl. of Boundary Layer Meteorology, Vol. 63, 1993, pp. 117-140.  CEP91-92CG-RNM-5.

16.	Neff, D.E., WIND TUNNEL MODELLING OF HILL AND VEGETATION INFLUENCE ON WIND POWER AVAILABILITY, Task 2: Winds over Two Dimensional Hills, for U.S. Wind Power Inc., Livermore, CA, CSU Contract No. 298610, March 1993, 84 pp. CER92-93-DEN-2-a, CER92-93-2-b, CER92-93-2-c.

17.	Meroney, R.N.	CFD MODELING OF DENSE GAS CLOUD DISPERSION OVER IRREGULAR TERRAIN, 13th Int. Conf. on Wind Engineering, July 10-15, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 4 pp.  CEP10-11-2 (color) .