CMS-Flow:Wind Pressure: Difference between revisions

      $\tau _{wind}=\rho _{a}C_{d}|W|W$

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 In CMS-Flow the wind shear stress is calculated as
-       <math> \tau_{wind} = \rho_a c_d |W| W </math>
+       <math> \tau_{wind} = \rho_a C_d |W| W </math>
 where
+{| border="1"
+! Symbol!! Description !! Units
+|-
+|  <math>\tau_{wind}</math>   || Wind shear stress || Pa
+|-
+| <math>\rho_a</math> || Atmospheric density (~1.2 kg/m^3)  || kg/m^3
+|-
+| <math>C_d</math> || Wind drag coefficient || none
+|-
+| <math>W</math> || 10-min averaged wind speed at 10 m above the sea surface || m/sec
+|}
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Symbol	Description	Units
$\tau _{wind}$	Wind shear stress	Pa
$\rho _{a}$	Atmospheric density (~1.2 kg/m^3)	kg/m^3
$C_{d}$	Wind drag coefficient	none
$W$	10-min averaged wind speed at 10 m above the sea surface	m/sec

Revision as of 20:37, 13 May 2010