Friction velocity
Measurement Categories: Surface Properties
Description: A measure of the surface stress reflecting the effects of surface roughness and wind velocity.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- Field Campaign Instruments
Datastreams including the measurement
- (CO2FLX) Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems Datastreams
- 30co2flx25m - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 25 m samples, 30-min stats
- 30co2flx4m - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, 30-min stats
- 30co2flx4mmet - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, meteorological data, 30-min stats
- 30co2flx60m - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 60 m samples, 30-min avg
- (ECOR) Eddy Correlation Flux Measurement System Datastreams
- 30ecor - ECOR: surface vertical fluxes of momentum, sensible heat, and latent heat, 30-min avg
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM