Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics www.atmos-chem-phys.net 1680-7316 1680-7324 10 5 2010 10.5194/acp-10-2227-2010 http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/2227/2010/ http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/2227/2010/acp-10-2227-2010.html http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/2227/2010/acp-10-2227-2010.pdf 2227 2236 2010-03-03 A semi-analytical solution for the mean wind profile in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer: the convective case L. Buligon G. A. Degrazia degrazia@ccne.ufsm.br O. C. Acevedo C. R. P. Szinvelski A. G. O. Goulart Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Física, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil Universidade Federal do Pampa/UFSM, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Bagé, RS, Brazil Centro de Educação Superior do Alto Vale do Itajaí, UDESC/CEAVI, Ibirama, SC, Brazil A novel methodology to derive the average wind profile from the Navier-Stokes equations is presented. 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