monin-obukhov length

URI: http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/0c0f31bc-17f3-45f9-9616-9fe94cbf1bba

Also known as L, monin_obukhov_length

Date created: 2021-05-24
Date modified: 2021-06-16

In concept scheme

Parameter Type

Definition

A parameter with dimension of length that, when used to scale the height above the ground z, yields a dimensionless stability parameter, z/L, that expresses the relative roles of shear and buoyancy in the production/consumption of turbulence kinetic energy.

Broaders

• atmospheric parameter

• ecosystem parameter

Exact match

• https://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Obukhov_length

source

glossary.ametsoc.org

notation

L

notation

MO_LENGTH

note

MO_LENGTH is the shortname specified in BADM variables (https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/data/aboutdata/data-variables/), whereas L is the abbreviation for the variable specified by OzFlux (http://ozflux.org.au/portal/docs/VariableNamesandDefinitions.pdf).