Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 15
... Coriolis acceleration fU , ωθ U at + v * V * + w * Lf a az ข D2 √ * 2 + Daf ... force on the right - hand side of ( 1.39 ) varies then usually between zero ... Coriolis force has no significant influence on the motion pattern ...
... Coriolis acceleration fU , ωθ U at + v * V * + w * Lf a az ข D2 √ * 2 + Daf ... force on the right - hand side of ( 1.39 ) varies then usually between zero ... Coriolis force has no significant influence on the motion pattern ...
Page 16
... forces is the same in the horizontal as along the vertical and is given by ( 1.36 ) . The scaling factor of the last bracketed term in ( 1.39 ) measures the relative magni- tude of the frictional to the Coriolis force . This ratio is ...
... forces is the same in the horizontal as along the vertical and is given by ( 1.36 ) . The scaling factor of the last bracketed term in ( 1.39 ) measures the relative magni- tude of the frictional to the Coriolis force . This ratio is ...
Page 136
... Coriolis force becomes important The tangential stress is continuous across the interface . On a fully developed sea , where there is no increase in wave momentum , we have by definition To = pu = Pu ( 5.7 ) The friction velocity ...
... Coriolis force becomes important The tangential stress is continuous across the interface . On a fully developed sea , where there is no increase in wave momentum , we have by definition To = pu = Pu ( 5.7 ) The friction velocity ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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