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Monin-Obukhov Similarity

Monin-Obukhov similarity theory is a fundamental framework in boundary layer meteorology that describes how wind speed, temperature, and humidity vary with height near the surface. Published in 1954, it shows that normalized vertical profiles depend on a single dimensionless parameter—the Monin-Obukhov stability parameter—which quantifies the balance between mechanical turbulence and buoyant convection.

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Monin-Obukhov Similarity Theory
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  • Monin, A. S., & Obukhov, A. M. (1954). Basic laws of turbulent mixing in the ground layer of the atmosphere. Tr. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 24, 163-187. · URL
  • Paulson, C. A. (1970). The mathematical representation of wind speed and temperature profiles in the unstable atmospheric surface layer. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 9(6), 857-861. · DOI 10.1175/1520-0450(1970)009<0857:TMROWS>2.0.CO;2
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