Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 150
... convection there is forced even in unstable con- ditions . Free convection tends to become possible only some distance away . The parametric specification of the heat and moisture flux In analogy to ( 5.30 ) , we can specify the non ...
... convection there is forced even in unstable con- ditions . Free convection tends to become possible only some distance away . The parametric specification of the heat and moisture flux In analogy to ( 5.30 ) , we can specify the non ...
Page 151
... convection . Priestley ( 1959 ) argued on dimensional grounds that in this case SH OC ( z / L ) - . Introduction of this expression into ( 5.45 ) and integration yields with consideration of the specification ( 5.24 ) for L : T ∞ { ( p ...
... convection . Priestley ( 1959 ) argued on dimensional grounds that in this case SH OC ( z / L ) - . Introduction of this expression into ( 5.45 ) and integration yields with consideration of the specification ( 5.24 ) for L : T ∞ { ( p ...
Page 178
... convection which drains off the fluid within them . The convection is carried intermittently by rising parcels of relatively light fluid called thermals and by sinking blobs of dense fluid . After the supply of density anomaly has been ...
... convection which drains off the fluid within them . The convection is carried intermittently by rising parcels of relatively light fluid called thermals and by sinking blobs of dense fluid . After the supply of density anomaly has been ...
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