Richardson number

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• Richardson number — The Richardson number is named after Lewis Fry Richardson (1881 ndash; 1953). It is the dimensionless number that expresses the ratio of potential to kinetic energy [Modellers will be more familiar with the reciprocal of the square root of the… …   Wikipedia

• Richardson number — ▪ meteorology       parameter that can be used to predict the occurrence of fluid turbulence and, hence, the destruction of density currents in water or air. It was defined by the British meteorologist Lewis Fry Richardson (Richardson, Lewis Fry) …   Universalium

• Bulk Richardson number — DefinitionThe Bulk Richardson Number (BRN) is a dimensionless number in meteorology relating vertical stability and vertical shear (generally, stability divided by shear). It represents the ratio of thermally produced turbulence and turbulence… …   Wikipedia

• Richardson — is an English surname, and may also refer to:In places: *Richardson, Australian Capital Territory *Richardson, Saskatchewan, Canada *Richardson, Texas, USA *Richardson Beach, Hawaii, USA *Richardson County, Nebraska, USA *Richardson Township,… …   Wikipedia

• RICHARDSON L F — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 11.10.1881 Newcastle/UK 30.9.1953 Kilmun/UK Lewis Fry Richardson graduated in natural sciences from King s College, Cambridge in 1903. After a short stay as an assistant at the National Physical… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

• Richardson , Lewis Fry — (1881–1953) British meteorologist and physicist Richardson, the son of a farmer, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and educated at Durham College and Cambridge University, graduating in 1903. In 1913 he became superintendent of the meteorological… …   Scientists

• Richardson, Lewis Fry — ▪ British physicist born Oct. 11, 1881, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Eng. died Sept. 30, 1953, Kilmun, Argyll, Scot.       British physicist and psychologist who was the first to apply mathematical techniques to predict the weather… …   Universalium

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• Richardson, Texas — Infobox Settlement official name = Richardson, Texas settlement type = City nickname = The Telecom Corridor imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location within Dallas County and the state of Texas mapsize1 = map… …   Wikipedia

• Richardson's Bay — Geobox|Estuary name = Richardson s Bay native name = other name = category = image caption =The outlet of Coyote Creek, which drains Tam Valley into upper Richardson s Bay official name = etymology = after William A. Richardson motto = nickname …   Wikipedia