Abstract:A mathematical model is constructed to analyze velocity flow filed of windtunnel test using POD method. Based on this model, the instantaneous velocity field at the leeward side of a bump is analyzed. The results show that the first few POD modes occupying most of the energy represent the largescale coherent structures that dominate the global flow field while higher POD modes occupying less energy represent the smallscale structures and background noise. The reconstructed velocity field by the first four POD modes can exclude smallscale flow structures, containing only largescale structures, which researchers are interested in.