Surface Fluxes under Weak Wind Conditions

Abstract

The traditional bulk flux formula with Monin-Obukhov similarity theory, used in almost all numerical models, often behaves poorly in weak wind conditions. We will develop a new bulk formula for sea-surface fluxes, which is substantially improved for weak wind conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA629061

Entities

People

  • Larry J. Mahrt

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Anemometers
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Sets
  • Heat Flux
  • Measurement
  • Moisture
  • Platforms
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities
  • Wind

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Systems Analysis and Design