Matching classical boundary-layer solutions toward a geostrophic drag coefficient relation |
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| Authors: | R A Brown |
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| Institution: | (1) Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA |
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| Abstract: | The relationship between geostrophic, Ekman-layer, and surface-layer flow is explored. Formalized limit solutions for each layer are developed; together they form a continuous solution for the semi-infinite flow over a surface. These classical solutions are re-derived and related, to prepare for a two-layer composite boundarylayer solution with patching criteria. The patching process yields a resistance law which indicates a correspondence between the stress and the geostrophic flow deviation involving a similarity relation with two arbitrary parameters. |
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