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The Penman-Monteith Big Leaf Model is expressed in terms of eight similarity variables. A simple relationship is derived relating these nondimensional variables to the inverse of the Monin-Obukhov length, L, multiplied by height. Placing this surface energy balance model within such a framework may be of use when coupling to atmospheric models where similarity variables have already been defined.
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Huntingford, C. A note on the similarity groups of the Penman-Monteith Big Leaf Model. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 79, 307–312 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119444
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