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In CMS-Flow the wind shear stress is calculated as | In CMS-Flow the wind shear stress is calculated as | ||
<math> \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} sin(\theta), | <math> \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} sin(\theta) </math>, <math> \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} cos (\theta) | ||
where | where | ||
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! Symbol!! Description !! Units | ! Symbol!! Description !! Units | ||
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| <math>\tau_{ | | <math>\tau_{W}</math> || Wind shear stress || Pa | ||
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| <math>\rho_a</math> || Atmospheric density (~1.2 kg/m^3) || kg/m^3 | | <math>\rho_a</math> || Atmospheric density (~1.2 kg/m^3) || kg/m^3 | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 14 May 2010
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In CMS-Flow the wind shear stress is calculated as
, Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} cos (\theta) where {| border="1" ! Symbol!! Description !! Units |- | <math>\tau_{W}}
|| Wind shear stress || Pa
|- | || Atmospheric density (~1.2 kg/m^3) || kg/m^3 |- | || Wind drag coefficient || none |- | || 10-min averaged wind speed at 10 m above the sea surface || m/sec |}
