Von Kármán constant

Von Kármán constant

A unitless constant describing the logarithmic velocity profile of a turbulent fluid near a no-slip boundary. The equation for such boundary layer flow profiles is:

u=frac{u_{star{k}lnfrac{z}{z_0}

where u is the velocity at height z above the roughness height z_0 where u goes to 0. k is the von Kármán constant (typically the value 0.41 is used), and u_{star} is the friction velocity which describes the amount of turbulence in the flow.

Used in boundary layer meteorology to calculate fluxes of momentum, heat and moisture from the atmosphere to the land surface. Named for Theodore von Kármán.

See also Turbulence modeling.

References

Bonan, G. B. 2005. Land Surface Model (LSM 1.0) for Ecological, Hydrological, Atmospheric Studies. Model product. Available on-line [http://daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

External links

* http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu/models/ccsm3.0/cpl6/users_guide/node21.html a list of physical constants used in the NCAR Community Climate System Model


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