Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 135
... approximately , for steady horizontal motion , 1 1 h CL v * .V * v * + 1 hf C2 U nxv * + hVp Το = ( Th - To ) . Το ( 5.3 ) The starred quantities are non - dimensional , U is the velocity scale , and L the horizontal distance scale . If ...
... approximately , for steady horizontal motion , 1 1 h CL v * .V * v * + 1 hf C2 U nxv * + hVp Το = ( Th - To ) . Το ( 5.3 ) The starred quantities are non - dimensional , U is the velocity scale , and L the horizontal distance scale . If ...
Page 137
... approximately by the relation ( 5.6 ) if the local changes are due simply to the horizontal advection by the mean horizontal motion . This approximation is inappropriate , however , in the presence of non - adiabatic heating or in the ...
... approximately by the relation ( 5.6 ) if the local changes are due simply to the horizontal advection by the mean horizontal motion . This approximation is inappropriate , however , in the presence of non - adiabatic heating or in the ...
Page 173
... approximately linear , low Rossby number regime with viscous , low Reynolds number flow . In the real atmosphere or oceanic boundary layer , the Reynolds number is usually of order 103 or larger . Viscous laminar flow is not possible in ...
... approximately linear , low Rossby number regime with viscous , low Reynolds number flow . In the real atmosphere or oceanic boundary layer , the Reynolds number is usually of order 103 or larger . Viscous laminar flow is not possible in ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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