Wind Speed
Wind Speed is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature.
Symbol: U
Measurement: SpeedUnit: m/s
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Friction Velocity
Friction Velocity, also called shear velocity, is a form by which a shear stress may be re-written in units of velocity.
Symbol: Vf
Measurement: SpeedUnit: m/s
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
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.
Symbol: k
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Height z above Surface
Height z above Surface where the Wind Speed is measured.
Symbol: Z
Measurement: LengthUnit: m
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Roughness Height of Surface
Roughness Height of Surface is the height of the roughness of the surface.
Symbol: z0
Measurement: LengthUnit: m
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Universal Similarity Function
Universal Similarity Function characterizing the effects of Thermal Stratification.
Symbol: φ
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Parameter with Dimensions of Length
Parameter with Dimensions of Length that represent the relative strength of thermal stratification.
Symbol: L
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.