Blowing Snow

• Shear Velocity - Wind

  • The friction velocity u* is usually calculated from wind profiles, but can be estimated from a single 10-m wind speed (u10):

u* =u10 1.18/41.7

u* =u10/26.5

u* =u10 1.30/44.2

Antarctic Ice Sheet

Snow-covered Lake

Snow-covered

Fallow Field

u10 = 5 m/s

u* = 0.19

u* = 0.16

u* = 0.18

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