Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... convergence of a molecular flux of sensible heat by the frictional dissipation & by phase changes and by the convergence of a net radiation flux F * . The thermometric conductivity k has dimensions L2T - 1 like the molecular viscosity v ...
... convergence of a molecular flux of sensible heat by the frictional dissipation & by phase changes and by the convergence of a net radiation flux F * . The thermometric conductivity k has dimensions L2T - 1 like the molecular viscosity v ...
Page 83
... convergence in Crater Lake by Smith ( 1967 ) , carried out in clear calm weather with a surface irradiance of 0.5 ly min - 1 , indicated a specific heating which when averaged over the top 10 m , was less than 2 × 10-4 cal cm - 3 min ...
... convergence in Crater Lake by Smith ( 1967 ) , carried out in clear calm weather with a surface irradiance of 0.5 ly min - 1 , indicated a specific heating which when averaged over the top 10 m , was less than 2 × 10-4 cal cm - 3 min ...
Page 213
... convergence . This led Holton , Wallace , and Young ( 1971 ) to a view which considers the ITCZ not as a steady ... convergence in the boundary layer which lifts the air above and favours the formation of cloud clusters . The ...
... convergence . This led Holton , Wallace , and Young ( 1971 ) to a view which considers the ITCZ not as a steady ... convergence in the boundary layer which lifts the air above and favours the formation of cloud clusters . The ...
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