Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... processes ; at least , they can minimize their interaction with ' irrelevant ' phenomena . This is not possible when one deals with the natural environment . Nature is a stage upon which many different physical processes interact ...
... processes ; at least , they can minimize their interaction with ' irrelevant ' phenomena . This is not possible when one deals with the natural environment . Nature is a stage upon which many different physical processes interact ...
Page 62
... processes include release by melting snow - flakes , various mechanical processes associated with the impact of raindrops , and possibly the temporary supersaturation of the surface waters with dissolved gases during rapid spring ...
... processes include release by melting snow - flakes , various mechanical processes associated with the impact of raindrops , and possibly the temporary supersaturation of the surface waters with dissolved gases during rapid spring ...
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... processes of wave - wave interactions and of wave breaking . The wave energy is affected by these processes as much as it is affected by an input from the wind . In fact , in a fully developed sea the net supply of energy to any wave ...
... processes of wave - wave interactions and of wave breaking . The wave energy is affected by these processes as much as it is affected by an input from the wind . In fact , in a fully developed sea the net supply of energy to any wave ...
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