Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II
Online ISSN : 2186-9057
Print ISSN : 0026-1165
ISSN-L : 0026-1165
A Mechanism of Turbulent Transfer in the Atmospheric Surface Layer
S. Ito
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1969 Volume 47 Issue 6 Pages 419-430

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Micro-meteorological data are analysed to determine the flux-gradient relationships for the tamsfer of momentum, sensible heat and water vapor in the atmospheric surface layer. The results obtained agree well with the universal relationships under the condition of (Ζ/L) varying from 0 to -1 for the unstable and from 0 to 0.25 for the stable. The universal relationships imply a relationship between eddy diffusivity and the stability parameter Ζ/L. The derivation shows that the gradient Richardson number Ri is not equal to the Ζ/L. Empirical evidence for the validity is obtained.
A turbulent-scale, which is derived in this report, is related to the eddy diffusivities. The results show that the eddy diffusivities for momentum, sensible heat and water vapor are expressed
respectively by KM1/34/3 KH=ε1/3Lu1/3•Lθ Kωε1/31/3Lw
Here, Li indicates the turbulent-scale in the vertical direction of wind, temperature and water vapor respectively with a subscript of υ, θ and ω. ε is the dissipation rate of turbulent energy.
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