Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... vertical displacement . It follows that ÷ dw 1 dp p dt дг ρ h • Do If this ratio is small , the left - hand side of ... vertical displacements remain much smaller than the scale depth . The vertical displacements in the marine ...
... vertical displacement . It follows that ÷ dw 1 dp p dt дг ρ h • Do If this ratio is small , the left - hand side of ... vertical displacements remain much smaller than the scale depth . The vertical displacements in the marine ...
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... vertical . A different structure occurs when ( N / w ) 2 > 1. This is typical for perturbation of relatively large horizontal extent and small aspect ratio ( D / L ) 2 ~ ( kD ) < 1. It was seen in § 1.4 that the pressure is hydrostatic ...
... vertical . A different structure occurs when ( N / w ) 2 > 1. This is typical for perturbation of relatively large horizontal extent and small aspect ratio ( D / L ) 2 ~ ( kD ) < 1. It was seen in § 1.4 that the pressure is hydrostatic ...
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... vertical flux of horizontal momentum v'w ' can be derived directly , with no assumptions , from the simultaneous measure- ments of the vertical and horizontal velocity fluctuations . The vertical fluxes of sensible heat or moisture is ...
... vertical flux of horizontal momentum v'w ' can be derived directly , with no assumptions , from the simultaneous measure- ments of the vertical and horizontal velocity fluctuations . The vertical fluxes of sensible heat or moisture 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