Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 54
... unstable if the vertical temperature gradient exceeds this value . The Brunt - Väisälä frequency ( eqn ( 1.46 ) ) is ... unstable ( also called convectively unstable ) if it is characterized by an upward decreasing equivalent ...
... unstable if the vertical temperature gradient exceeds this value . The Brunt - Väisälä frequency ( eqn ( 1.46 ) ) is ... unstable ( also called convectively unstable ) if it is characterized by an upward decreasing equivalent ...
Page 148
... unstable con- ditions , these values of y1 and a1 are in good agreement with careful observations by Dyer and Hicks ( 1970 ) and by Businger , Wyngaard , Izumi , and Bradley ( 1971 ) . A value of a1 = 4.0 was also found by Hoeber ( 1968 ) ...
... unstable con- ditions , these values of y1 and a1 are in good agreement with careful observations by Dyer and Hicks ( 1970 ) and by Businger , Wyngaard , Izumi , and Bradley ( 1971 ) . A value of a1 = 4.0 was also found by Hoeber ( 1968 ) ...
Page 260
... unstable planetary boundary layer . J. atmos . Sci . 27 ( 8 ) , 1209-11 . DEFANT , A. ( 1961 ) Physical oceanography ... unstable atmosphere . Q. Jl R. met . Soc . 93 ( 398 ) , 501 . and HICKS , B. B. ( 1970 ) Flux - gradient ...
... unstable planetary boundary layer . J. atmos . Sci . 27 ( 8 ) , 1209-11 . DEFANT , A. ( 1961 ) Physical oceanography ... unstable atmosphere . Q. Jl R. met . Soc . 93 ( 398 ) , 501 . and HICKS , B. B. ( 1970 ) Flux - gradient ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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