Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... changes . When there are no phase changes , the transformation of eqn ( 1.8 ) with the aid of ( 1.3 ) yields , after introduction of ( 1.9 ) , division by p , and omission of the suffix : dq dt = 1 д да P მეკ axi pv 22 Ə2q Əx ( 1.10 ) ...
... changes . When there are no phase changes , the transformation of eqn ( 1.8 ) with the aid of ( 1.3 ) yields , after introduction of ( 1.9 ) , division by p , and omission of the suffix : dq dt = 1 д да P მეკ axi pv 22 Ə2q Əx ( 1.10 ) ...
Page 54
... changes may be experienced by an air parcel that spirals in horizontally towards the centre of a hurricane or a tornado , it is more common for such pressure changes to be the result of vertical displacements . A height change of no ...
... changes may be experienced by an air parcel that spirals in horizontally towards the centre of a hurricane or a tornado , it is more common for such pressure changes to be the result of vertical displacements . A height change of no ...
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... changes in the location or temperature of ocean currents . The difficulty at present is to trace the mechanism by which these oceanic changes are forced . We do not know any specific insta- bility which might cause ocean currents to change ...
... changes in the location or temperature of ocean currents . The difficulty at present is to trace the mechanism by which these oceanic changes are forced . We do not know any specific insta- bility which might cause ocean currents to change ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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advection air-sea amplitude angle approximately atmosphere average baroclinic barotropic bubbles cause changes circulation cloud components constant convection convergence Coriolis force decrease denotes diffusion direction dissipation drag coefficient eddy effect Ekman layer equation equilibrium expression flow fluctuations fluid flux Fourier frequency friction function geostrophic gravity waves group velocity height horizontal hurricane increase inertial integral interaction interface kinetic energy larger latitude linear mean mixed layer moisture molecular momentum motion observations ocean parameter perturbations phase velocity planetary boundary layer potential temperature processes propagation radiance ratio region relatively represents resulting Reynolds number Reynolds stress Rossby waves salinity scale sea surface sea water sensible heat shear specific humidity specified spectral spectrum storm term thermocline transport tropical turbulent unstable upwelling vapour pressure variable variations vector vertical viscosity vorticity wave number wavelength wind stress wind velocity yields zero дх