Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 21
... horizontal . If the latter are neglected and if q is assumed to stand for the concentration of water vapour in the air ( specific humidity ) we can write the average of eqn ( 1.10 ) in the form dq Ρ a да = - P dt дг ( I'w ' . - б = az ...
... horizontal . If the latter are neglected and if q is assumed to stand for the concentration of water vapour in the air ( specific humidity ) we can write the average of eqn ( 1.10 ) in the form dq Ρ a да = - P dt дг ( I'w ' . - б = az ...
Page 134
... horizontal boundary . Gravity and the Coriolis force act on its whole body ; the horizontal pressure gradient acts on its lateral surfaces and friction on its lower boundary . If the depth of the column is decreased , all the forces ...
... horizontal boundary . Gravity and the Coriolis force act on its whole body ; the horizontal pressure gradient acts on its lateral surfaces and friction on its lower boundary . If the depth of the column is decreased , all the forces ...
Page 135
... horizontal variation of fluid properties remains negligibly small compared to the vertical variation . For simplicity's sake , we shall denote vertical averages by the carat symbol = 1 h Ĵy dz . With these considerations , we can write ...
... horizontal variation of fluid properties remains negligibly small compared to the vertical variation . For simplicity's sake , we shall denote vertical averages by the carat symbol = 1 h Ĵy dz . With these considerations , we can write ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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