Von Kármán Constant in Meteorology and Wave Climate Formulas

Von Kármán Constant is often used in turbulence modeling, for instance in boundary-layer meteorology to calculate fluxes of momentum, heat and moisture from the atmosphere to the land surface. And is denoted by k.

Meteorology and Wave Climate formulas that make use of Von Kármán Constant

fxWind Speed at Height z above SurfaceGo

fxFriction Velocity given Wind Speed at Height above SurfaceGo

fxWind Speed at Height above Surface in form of near Surface Wind ProfileGo

fxCoefficient of Drag for Winds Influenced by Stability Effects given Von Karman ConstantGo

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What is the Von Kármán Constant?

Von Kármán Constant is often used in turbulence modeling, for instance in boundary-layer meteorology to calculate fluxes of momentum, heat and moisture from the atmosphere to the land surface.

Can the Von Kármán Constant be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Von Kármán Constant, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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