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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>,  <math>  \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} cos (\theta)  
       <math> \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} sin(\theta) </math> ,  <math>  \tau_{Wx} = \rho_a C_d W^{2} cos (\theta) </math>


where
where

Revision as of 14:38, 14 May 2010

Wind

In CMS-Flow the wind shear stress is calculated as

      ,  

where

Symbol Description Units
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

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