friction velocity
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friction
noun[U]
uk/ˈfrɪk.ʃən/us/ˈfrɪk.ʃən/
the force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through a liquid ...
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velocity
noun[C or U]
uk/vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/us/vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
the speed at which an object ...
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(Definition offrictionandvelocityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This implies that thefrictionvelocityand roughness length are both enhanced significantly for the breaking waves when compared with the incipient breaking cases.
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However, results obtained in this study show a clear decrease of withfrictionvelocity.
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The windfrictionvelocityu* has been used extensively as a key parameter in quantifying wind-wave interaction processes.
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In particular, inner-layer scaling, based on thefrictionvelocitya t the trailing edge of the aerofoil, should be applicable to the inner wake.
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The approach that was found to be most convenient for obtaining an estimate of thefrictionvelocitymade use of the measured mean ice thickness.
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Here u* is the windfrictionvelocityand c is the phase speed of the wave components.
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The model is assumed to include, as a specific case, zerofrictionvelocitywhen instability of the sublayer is of pure free-convection nature.
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In the first case, as thefrictionvelocityincreases, a threshold is reached above which grains begin to roll and hop over the surface.
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Similarly, the influence of a small change in thefrictionvelocity, u*, was investigated.
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The fluctuating part is formed by a product of thefrictionvelocityand a signal which is assumed to be periodic along the streamwise direction.
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Simulations in figure 9(c) show how the parameter for the flux decay with height varies withfrictionvelocityu and particle size.
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The effects of particle density on the saltation trajectory could not be studied here independently of the more significant effects offrictionvelocityand particle size.
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Hence, the present results are also scaled with the inner variables (frictionvelocityand kinematic viscosity), and are shown in figure 10.
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Quantitatively, thefrictionvelocitychanged from about 0.37 m/s for the latter to about 0.51 m/s for the breaking waves, for each of the wavelengths investigated.
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This occurred not because the wavelength for a given now condition was significantly different, but rather because thefrictionvelocitywas larger over the rough surface created by the wave.
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It states that the mass transport of sand is proportional to the third power of thefrictionvelocity.
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