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Preferred term

BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS  

Definition

  • Winds measured in the layer of fluid near a boundary that is affected by friction against that boundary surface, and possibly by transport of heat and other variables (such as winds) across that surface. In meteorology, this is the atmospheric boundary layer. (en)

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  • 2017-04-20 14:42:42.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS [8bb1dca3-9793-4120-b0ea-f27a5b81f259,83375] - UPPER LEVEL WINDS [592d49c4-e8ae-4ab4-bf24-ae4a896d0637,83357]);
  • 2017-04-21 11:29:22.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Winds measured in the layer of fluid near a boundary that is affected by friction against that boundary surface, and possibly by transport of heat and other variables (such as winds) across that surface. In meteorology, this is the atmospheric boundary layer.); update Definition (Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/8bb1dca3-9793-4120-b0ea-f27a5b81f259

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