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Turbulent flux

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009849

The rate of transport of a scalar quantity, such as heat, momentum, or moisture, through a fluid due to turbulent motions. This transport occurs as eddies carry parcels of fluid with different properties across a given surface. It is often calculated using eddy covariance techniques, which measure the correlation between vertical velocity fluctuations and fluctuations in the transported quantity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009849
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009849",
  "term": "Turbulent flux",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The rate of transport of a scalar quantity, such as heat, momentum, or moisture, through a fluid due to turbulent motions. This transport occurs as eddies carry parcels of fluid with different properties across a given surface. It is often calculated using eddy covariance techniques, which measure the correlation between vertical velocity fluctuations and fluctuations in the transported quantity.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/turbulent-flux/"
}

Record 10,020 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.