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The surface-layer flux-profile formulae of Louis (1979), used in many atmospheric models, are modified in a simple way to allow for different values of the roughness lengths for heat and momentum. The modified set of formulae simplifies the calculation of surface-layer fluxes over most natural land surfaces, where the roughness length for momentum can be almost an order of magnitude greater than that for heat.
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Mascart, P., Noilhan, J. & Giordani, H. A modified parameterization of flux-profile relationships in the surface layer using different roughness length values for heat and momentum. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 72, 331–344 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708998
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