Abstract
Values of Richardson number (Ri) and the wind profile Deacon number (β) in the atmospheric surface layer are evaluated from various experimental data sources. The relationship between Ri and β shows some scatter, but gives agreement with the relations derived by the several empirical models available for both unstable and inversion conditions.
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Viswanadham, Y. Examination of the empirical flux-profile models in the atmospheric surface boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 22, 61–77 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128056
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