Nondimensional Wind and Temperature Profiles in the Atmospheric Surface Layer over the Hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert in China

Table 1

Coefficients in six typical forms of nondimensional profile functions.

Profile form								Underlying surface
					Stable	Unstable
B71	4.7	15.0	6.4	9.0	0.74	0.74	0.35	Wheat stubble
D74	5.0	16.0	5.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	0.41	Ploughed field, dead grass
W80	6.9	22.0	9.2	13.0	1.0	1.0	0.41	Wheat stubble
Z93	5.0	28.0	5.0	20.0	1.0	1.0	0.39	Gobi Desert
H96	5.3	19.0	8.0	11.6	1.0	0.95	0.40	Vegetated land
Z03	4.2	14.6	4.8	10.0	0.83	0.73	0.40	Grassland

Sources of profile form: B71: Businger et al. [2]; D74: Dyer [14]; W80: Wieringa [15]; Z93: Zhang et al. [34]; H96: Högström [17]; Z03: Zhang et al. [18].