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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[kinetic energy]] associated with the mean wind.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Per unit mass ''m'', the mean kinetic energy (MKE) is  <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Me8.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Me8]]</blockquote></div> where (''U'', ''V'', ''W'') are the Cartesian components of [[wind]], and the overbar denotes an average or  mean. <br/>''Compare'' [[turbulence kinetic energy]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 29 March 2024

The kinetic energy associated with the mean wind.
Per unit mass m, the mean kinetic energy (MKE) is
ams2001glos-Me8
where (U, V, W) are the Cartesian components of wind, and the overbar denotes an average or mean.
Compare turbulence kinetic energy.
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