1.8 CF Standard Names: Richardson Number in Sea Water (richardson_number_in_sea_water)

Record Label : richardson_number_in_sea_water

Record Title : Richardson Number in Sea Water

CF Standard Name : richardson_number_in_sea_water

Record Description : Richardson number is a measure of dynamic stability and can be used to diagnose the existence of turbulent flow. It is defined as the ratio of the buoyant suppression of turbulence (i.e. how statically stable or unstable the conditions are) to the kinetic energy available to generate turbulence in a shear flow.

Canonical Units : 1