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FORMULA CHARNOCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
- Oceanography
- Modelling (Mathematics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Charnock's formula
1, record 1, English, Charnock%27s%20formula
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Charnock formula 2, record 1, English, Charnock%20formula
correct
- formula of Charnock 3, record 1, English, formula%20of%20Charnock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Charnock's formula for the atmospheric side makes physically much more sense than for the ocean side. For the atmosphere, one can imagine a wind blowing over roughness elements somehow related to the wave height. This is not quite correct, because waves are constantly moving and changing their shape, but it yields reasonable results. For the ocean side, however, you have breaking waves injecting turbulence into the ocean. So the length-scale of turbulence near the surface is more likely connected to the turbulence spectrum caused by the breaking events, rather than to the wave height. This implies that Charnock's formula lacks a clear physical interpretation. People use it mainly for the lack of better models. 1, record 1, English, - Charnock%27s%20formula
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Evaluation of LM [Lokal-Modell] wind speed forecast. ... offshore: Charnock formula (wind - wave interaction). 2, record 1, English, - Charnock%27s%20formula
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The water roughness model. ... The basis of the model is the well known formula of Charnock (1955) for surface roughness of the sea, stating that roughness increases with increasing wind speed. 3, record 1, English, - Charnock%27s%20formula
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
- Océanographie
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formule de Charnock
1, record 1, French, formule%20de%20Charnock
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formule de Charnock est utilisée pour faire évoluer la longueur de rugosité (uniquement sur océan libre) [...] 1, record 1, French, - formule%20de%20Charnock
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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