Richardson number
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The Richardson number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics and meteorology that compares the stabilizing effect of stratification to the destabilizing effect of shear, used to predict turbulence and mixing in stratified flows.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richardson number canonical | 3 |
| Richardson number is order one or larger with sharp density interface | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23036789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richardson number Context triple: [Lewis Fry Richardson, knownFor, Richardson number]
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A.
Reynolds number
The Reynolds number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid mechanics that characterizes the flow regime of a fluid, indicating whether it is laminar or turbulent based on the ratio of inertial to viscous forces.
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B.
Chandrasekhar number
The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
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C.
Prandtl number
The Prandtl number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid mechanics and heat transfer that compares momentum diffusivity (viscosity) to thermal diffusivity, characterizing the relative thickness of velocity and thermal boundary layers.
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D.
Rossby number
The Rossby number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics and meteorology that compares inertial to Coriolis forces, indicating the importance of Earth's rotation in large-scale atmospheric and oceanic flows.
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Nusselt number
The Nusselt number is a dimensionless quantity in heat transfer that measures the enhancement of heat transport by convection relative to pure conduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richardson number Target entity description: The Richardson number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics and meteorology that compares the stabilizing effect of stratification to the destabilizing effect of shear, used to predict turbulence and mixing in stratified flows.
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A.
Reynolds number
The Reynolds number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid mechanics that characterizes the flow regime of a fluid, indicating whether it is laminar or turbulent based on the ratio of inertial to viscous forces.
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B.
Chandrasekhar number
The Chandrasekhar number is a dimensionless quantity in magnetohydrodynamics that measures the relative importance of magnetic forces compared to viscous forces in a conducting fluid.
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C.
Prandtl number
The Prandtl number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid mechanics and heat transfer that compares momentum diffusivity (viscosity) to thermal diffusivity, characterizing the relative thickness of velocity and thermal boundary layers.
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D.
Rossby number
The Rossby number is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics and meteorology that compares inertial to Coriolis forces, indicating the importance of Earth's rotation in large-scale atmospheric and oceanic flows.
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E.
Nusselt number
The Nusselt number is a dimensionless quantity in heat transfer that measures the enhancement of heat transport by convection relative to pure conduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Holmboe instability
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Richardson number is order one or larger with sharp density interface
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linked to: Richardson number