Re: Richardson number/Turbulence index

You can create a Richardson number in many ways as Dennis has suggested. A
turbulence index from the Richardson number is another matter. It depends on
what kind of turbulence in which you are interested (mechanical, boundary
layer, aircraft, optical, etc.).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Shea" <shea@ucar.edu>
To: "wei huang" <whua27@gmail.com>
Cc: <ncl-talk@ucar.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Richardson number/Turbulence index

> There are numerous forms of the "Richardson number".
> The simplest is
>
> rn = g*H/V^2
>
> There no "Richardson number" functions in NCL.
>
> You can always write your own function. Give it a try.
>
> On 2/8/11 8:44 AM, wei huang wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does any function is available in NCL to computing the Richardson
>> number(Ri)/ Turbulence index. Your guidance/suggestion will be
>> appreciated please.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> wei
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