Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... represents the force of gravity . The local vertical is defined by the gradient of the gravitational potential . Its magnitude / Əx¿ g = 981 cm s - 2 can be considered constant in the present context . The following term represents the ...
... represents the force of gravity . The local vertical is defined by the gradient of the gravitational potential . Its magnitude / Əx¿ g = 981 cm s - 2 can be considered constant in the present context . The following term represents the ...
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... represent the work of the pressure during expansion , and the last one represents the work of gravity during vertical displacements : ӘФ pvi дх : = pwg . A thermal energy balance must be based on the First Law of Thermo- dynamics . 1 T ...
... represent the work of the pressure during expansion , and the last one represents the work of gravity during vertical displacements : ӘФ pvi дх : = pwg . A thermal energy balance must be based on the First Law of Thermo- dynamics . 1 T ...
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... represent the vertical convergence of a flux which is produced by the eddying motion and which carries the energy of the pressure and velocity fluctuations . The last term in ( 1.52 ′ ) represents the work of the buoyancy forces . It is ...
... represent the vertical convergence of a flux which is produced by the eddying motion and which carries the energy of the pressure and velocity fluctuations . The last term in ( 1.52 ′ ) represents the work of the buoyancy forces . It is ...
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