Parameters
used to define flow (Smith 1979)
1 PBL; 10
troposphere
km
H
Flow layer
depth
10-1
m/s2
b = d qg/q
Buoyancy/reduced
gravity
10-4
s-1
f
Coriolis
parameter
10-2
s-1
N
Stability
frequency
10-3
s-1
uz
Incoming wind
shear
10
m/s
u
Incoming
windspeed
100
km
Ly
Width
crossstream
10
km
Lx
Width
downstream
1
km
h
Mountain
height
Typical
Value
Units
Symbol
Parameter