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PREFERRED TERM

WIND STRESS  

DEFINITION

  • The drag or tangential foce per unit area exerted upon the earth's surface by moving air in the surface boundary layer.

BROADER CONCEPT

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/91d73256-925d-4d04-9b55-aaf088080cac

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