Surface Fluxes under Weak Wind Conditions

Abstract

The long terms goals include re-examination of the applicability of Monin-Obukhov similarity theory and the Charnock formulation over the sea, the influence of wave state on such relationships and the vertical structure of the marine boundary layer in response to changes of SST.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA630222

Entities

People

  • Larry J. Mahrt

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Advection
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Data Sets
  • Heat Flux
  • Information Operations
  • Layers
  • Quality Control
  • Regions
  • Research Aircraft
  • Richardson Number
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Theoretical Analysis.