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Zero-plane Displacement

Zero-Plane Displacement is the vertical offset in the logarithmic wind profile within the Atmospheric Surface Layer that represents the height at which the mean wind speed effectively becomes zero due to the presence of surface roughness elements such as vegetation or buildings.

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2017–2026

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Displacement HeightZero-plane Displacement Height

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Aerodynamic Properties of Urban Areas Derived from Analysis of Surface Form

Sue Grimmond, T. R. Oke · Journal of Applied Meteorology · 1999 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Simplified expressions for vegetation roughness length and zero-plane displacement as functions of canopy height and area index

Michael Raupach · Boundary-Layer Meteorology · 1994 · 743 citations

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Momentum absorption by vegetation

A. S. Thom · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1971 · 615 citations

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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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Comparison of aerodynamic and energy budget estimates of fluxes over a pine forest

A. S. Thom, J. B. Stewart, Hilde Oliver et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1975 · 248 citations

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Authors

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  1. AS
    A. S. Thom

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 917 citations

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  2. EI
    Eiichi Inoue

    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    4 publications · 330 citations

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  3. SG
    Sue Grimmond

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 1.5K citations

    4

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  4. DG
    David Gatey

    Risk Management Solutions (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    3 publications · 251 citations

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  5. CW
    Christoph W. Kent

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 251 citations

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Institutions

96

  1. Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias

    Madrid, Spain

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    382 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    488 citations

  3. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    922 citations

  4. National Institute of Meteorology

    Tunis, Tunisia

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    917 citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    917 citations

  6. Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    61 citations

  7. Met Office

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    304 citations

  8. Risk Management Solutions (United Kingdom)

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    251 citations

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  1. Boundary-Layer Meteorology

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    6 publications · 506 citations

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  4. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

    7 publications · 147 citations

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  5. Journal of applied meteorology

    5 publications · 224 citations

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