Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... friction layer . The ratio of the inertial to the frictional forces is the same in the horizontal as along the vertical and is given by ( 1.36 ) . The scaling factor of the last bracketed term in ( 1.39 ) measures the relative magni ...
... friction layer . The ratio of the inertial to the frictional forces is the same in the horizontal as along the vertical and is given by ( 1.36 ) . The scaling factor of the last bracketed term in ( 1.39 ) measures the relative magni ...
Page 134
... friction on its lower boundary . If the depth of the column is decreased , all the forces decrease as well , except for the surface friction . If the aspect ratio in this case the ratio of layer depth to characteristic horizontal ...
... friction on its lower boundary . If the depth of the column is decreased , all the forces decrease as well , except for the surface friction . If the aspect ratio in this case the ratio of layer depth to characteristic horizontal ...
Page 245
... friction was not considered in the derivation of eqn ( 7.26 ) . The winds which blow across the ocean basins are predominantly zonal . Between the strongest west winds of the temperate zone and the axis of the tropical easterlies , they ...
... friction was not considered in the derivation of eqn ( 7.26 ) . The winds which blow across the ocean basins are predominantly zonal . Between the strongest west winds of the temperate zone and the axis of the tropical easterlies , they ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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