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Logarithmic Wind Law

The "Logarithmic Wind Law" is a theoretical model in fluid dynamics that describes the vertical profile of wind speed in the surface layer of the atmosphere as a logarithmic function of height above the surface, accounting for surface roughness and shear stress.

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122

Authors

60

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2017–2026

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Variants

Logarithmic Wind Profile

Parents

Publications

58

Wind stress on a water surface

H. Charnock · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1955 · 1.9K citations

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The growth of the atmospheric internal boundary layer

William P. Elliott · Transactions American Geophysical Union · 1958 · 379 citations

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The Logarithmic Wind Profile

H. Tennekes · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1973 · 377 citations

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Spatial and temporal distributions of U.S. winds and wind power at 80 m derived from measurements

Cristina L. Archer, Mark Z. Jacobson · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 327 citations · Full text

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Surface influence upon vertical profiles in the atmospheric near‐surface layer

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1980 · 273 citations

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Authors

122

  1. ES
    Emil Simiu

    National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

    3 publications · 83 citations

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  2. EI
    Eiichi Inoue

    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

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  3. HL
    H. Lister

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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  4. JF
    J. F. Leys

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    2 publications · 103 citations

    2

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  5. BG
    Branko Grisogono

    University of Zagreb, Croatia

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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Institutions

60

  1. Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    95 citations

  2. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    120 citations

  3. Hydroacoustics (United States)

    Henrietta, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    203 citations

  4. University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

    Vila Real, Portugal

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  5. National Institute of Meteorology

    Tunis, Tunisia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    377 citations

  7. Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    87 citations

  8. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    108 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 5 publications · 515 citations

    5

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  3. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

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  4. Wind and Structures

    3 publications · 85 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    2 publications · 171 citations

    2

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