Process / pipelineBoundary layer parametrization
Bulk Aerodynamic Flux
The bulk aerodynamic method estimates surface energy and momentum fluxes from standard meteorological observations. Rather than measuring turbulent fluxes directly, it parameterizes them using measurements of wind speed, temperature, and moisture at a reference height (typically 10 m) and surface conditions, multiplied by empirically derived drag and transfer coefficients.
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- Large, W. G., & Pond, S. (1981). Open ocean momentum flux measurements in moderate to strong winds. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 11(3), 324-336. DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1981)011<0324:OOMFMI>2.0.CO;2 ↗
- Garratt, J. R. (1992). The atmospheric boundary layer. Cambridge University Press. link ↗