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Record 1 2005-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
CONT

The specific heat flux and cloud-top cooling heat flux are converted to kinematic form by dividing by cpz, leaving units of K m s-1 while the latent heat flux is converted by dividing by Lvz.

CONT

The viscous stress can be put into kinematic form: the kinematic viscosity is v = µ/[rho].

CONT

Convert a surface heat flux of 100 W/m² into kinematic form.

OBS

kinematics: The branch of dynamics that describes the properties of pure motion without regard to force, momentum, or energy. Translation, advection, vorticity, and deformation are examples of kinematic variables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)

Spanish

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