Skip to main content

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > WIND STRESS

PREFERRED TERM

WIND STRESS  

DEFINITION

  • The drag force per unit area caused by wind shear.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-04-20 14:39:24.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (WIND STRESS [ef034881-8bf4-403f-a4ee-c68771769c93,83367] - WIND DYNAMICS [492ffe26-8fbe-4d7d-a537-495fb96bdcce,278857]);
  • 2017-04-21 11:21:56.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The drag force per unit area caused by wind shear.); update Definition (Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society);

URI

https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/ef034881-8bf4-403f-a4ee-c68771769c93

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD