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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The statistical [[spread]], or mean-square [[deviation]] from the mean, of the  [[vertical velocity]]; useful as a measure of [[turbulence intensity]] or [[gravity wave]] amplitude.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is the vertical component of [[turbulence kinetic energy]] per unit mass. It determines the  rate of vertical spread of [[pollutants]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 29 March 2024

The statistical spread, or mean-square deviation from the mean, of the vertical velocity; useful as a measure of turbulence intensity or gravity wave amplitude.

It is the vertical component of turbulence kinetic energy per unit mass. It determines the rate of vertical spread of pollutants.

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