The Liu, Katsaros, and Businger (1979) Bulk Atmospheric Flux Computational Iteration Program in FORTRAN and BASIC

Abstract

The computer program described by Liu, Katsaros, and Businger (1979) for calculating the bulk-derived atmospheric fluxes, stability, and roughness is presented in both the FORTRAN and BASIC versions. The results of 12 test calculations are presented to ensure that the program has been properly encoded. The program requires seven input parameters: (1) Wind speed; (2) Air Temperature; (3) Specific humidity; (4) Water temperature at the surface; (5) Altitude of the wind-speed measurement; (6) Altitude of the air-temperature measurement; and (7) Altitude of the humidity measurement. Additional keywords: Air sea interaction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1984
Accession Number
ADA156736

Entities

People

  • Theodore V. Blanc
  • W. T. Liu

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Dew Point
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Humidity
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Roughness
  • Water Vapor
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.