Modelling the Apparent von Kármán Parameter in Thermally and Sedimentologically Stratified Air Flows

Bailiang Li*, Dongyue Yan, Yanyu He, Jianhui Liu

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Abstract

Through a field experiment on a sandy beach at Pingtan, China, we propose the first model to characterize the variability of apparent von Kármán parameter (Formula presented.) in the thermally and sedimentologically stratified air flows. The model shows that (Formula presented.) is negatively correlated to flux Richardson number as well as sediment transport rate. The atmospheric stability can be either from thermal stratification or sedimentological stratification, neglecting either of them can lead to substantial errors in predicting shear velocity and sediment transport rate.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2022GL101662
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume50
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • aeolian transport
  • atmospheric instability
  • atmospheric stability

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