Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 118
... relatively long waves that travel directly downwind . Induced interactions Random pressure fluctuations can generate wave - like perturbations on a flat water surface . The deformation of the surface , in turn , perturbs the mean air ...
... relatively long waves that travel directly downwind . Induced interactions Random pressure fluctuations can generate wave - like perturbations on a flat water surface . The deformation of the surface , in turn , perturbs the mean air ...
Page 188
... relatively large shear immediately above h to allow for approach to geostrophic equilibrium there . Thermal instability enhances the effect of the mechanically excited three - dimensional perturbations that were discussed in the ...
... relatively large shear immediately above h to allow for approach to geostrophic equilibrium there . Thermal instability enhances the effect of the mechanically excited three - dimensional perturbations that were discussed in the ...
Page 238
... relatively small . This means that strong geostrophic currents can be dispersed only over relatively long periods of time . A circular storm with a diameter of about 2000 km , with maximum wind velocity of 30 m / s and a stress pattern ...
... relatively small . This means that strong geostrophic currents can be dispersed only over relatively long periods of time . A circular storm with a diameter of about 2000 km , with maximum wind velocity of 30 m / s and a stress pattern ...
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