Velocity profile

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velocity profile

  1. The variation of horizontal wind speed and direction (
    or of horizontal components of wind) with height such as would be measured with a sounding.

  2. The equations describing the variation of wind with height.

    A classic example is the logarithmic wind speed profile in the surface layer of the atmospheric boundary layer.
    Compare shear.


  3. See velocity distribution.


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