Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... direction ( 4 , α ) per unit travel distance dr into another particular direction ( o ' , a ' ) can be specified by a scattering function { S ( r ) , ... } . The polarization of radiation is generally affected by scattering and a ...
... direction ( 4 , α ) per unit travel distance dr into another particular direction ( o ' , a ' ) can be specified by a scattering function { S ( r ) , ... } . The polarization of radiation is generally affected by scattering and a ...
Page 118
Eric Bradshaw Kraus. to grow while the longer waves in the direction of U , continue to develop slowly . As a result , the angle between the propagation of the waves that are highest locally and the local wind direction becomes smaller ...
Eric Bradshaw Kraus. to grow while the longer waves in the direction of U , continue to develop slowly . As a result , the angle between the propagation of the waves that are highest locally and the local wind direction becomes smaller ...
Page 256
... direction L ( Horizontal ) scale length L Latent heat L Monin - Obukhov length ( 5.24 ) Le Scale length of energy containing eddies m Wave number in У direction M ; M Wave momentum ( 1.94 ) Induction coefficient ( 4.39 , 4.56 ) n n Wave ...
... direction L ( Horizontal ) scale length L Latent heat L Monin - Obukhov length ( 5.24 ) Le Scale length of energy containing eddies m Wave number in У direction M ; M Wave momentum ( 1.94 ) Induction coefficient ( 4.39 , 4.56 ) n n Wave ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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