Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 121
... vorticity and acquire the lower vorticity that charac- terizes their new environment . The downward moving air has , there- fore , less vorticity than the upward moving air . Approximately the difference An ' ∞ d an ' | əz ≈ 8 Ə2U ...
... vorticity and acquire the lower vorticity that charac- terizes their new environment . The downward moving air has , there- fore , less vorticity than the upward moving air . Approximately the difference An ' ∞ d an ' | əz ≈ 8 Ə2U ...
Page 219
... vorticity increases with increasing latitude . In the northern hemisphere , cyclonic troughs advect positive , cyclonic vorticity from the north along their western side . The centre of positive cyclonic vorticity is , therefore ...
... vorticity increases with increasing latitude . In the northern hemisphere , cyclonic troughs advect positive , cyclonic vorticity from the north along their western side . The centre of positive cyclonic vorticity is , therefore ...
Page 245
... vorticity from higher latitudes and vice versa . The effect of bottom friction was not considered in the derivation ... vorticity by the B effect and the frictional diffusion of cyclonic vorticity from the coast , as well as bottom ...
... vorticity from higher latitudes and vice versa . The effect of bottom friction was not considered in the derivation ... vorticity by the B effect and the frictional diffusion of cyclonic vorticity from the coast , as well as bottom ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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