Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 32
... Reynolds number bLe Ret ∞ ν ( 1.76 ) cannot be much smaller than the Reynolds number that characterizes the mean flow . It also can be argued that the energy available for dissipation must depend ultimately on that found in the ...
... Reynolds number bLe Ret ∞ ν ( 1.76 ) cannot be much smaller than the Reynolds number that characterizes the mean flow . It also can be argued that the energy available for dissipation must depend ultimately on that found in the ...
Page 33
... Reynolds number . As Re differs only little from the Reynolds number of the mean flow , the latter can be used when we consider this range . From the preceding , it may be expected that in high Reynolds number flow there should be a ...
... Reynolds number . As Re differs only little from the Reynolds number of the mean flow , the latter can be used when we consider this range . From the preceding , it may be expected that in high Reynolds number flow there should be a ...
Page 138
... Reynolds numbers of the form Uz Re = บ ( 5.10 ) = The viscous flow merges into the turbulent regime at an average distance z 8 where the Reynolds number tends to reach a critical value Re . Elimination of either U or z = 8 from eqns ...
... Reynolds numbers of the form Uz Re = บ ( 5.10 ) = The viscous flow merges into the turbulent regime at an average distance z 8 where the Reynolds number tends to reach a critical value Re . Elimination of either U or z = 8 from eqns ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 42 |
SURFACE WAVES | 98 |
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advection air-sea amplitude angle approximately atmosphere baroclinic barotropic Brunt-Väisälä frequency bubbles cause changes circulation cloud components constant convection convergence Coriolis force Coriolis parameter cyclonic decrease density anomaly direction dissipation drag coefficient eddy effect Ekman layer equation expression flow fluctuations fluid flux frequency friction function geostrophic gravity waves group velocity height horizontal hurricane increase inertial infrared instability integral interactions interface inversion ITCZ latitude layer depth mean meridional mixed layer moisture molecular momentum motion observations ocean oscillations parameter perturbations phase phase velocity planetary boundary layer potential temperature pressure gradient processes propagation radiance radiation ratio region relatively represents resulting Reynolds number Reynolds stress Rossby waves scale sea surface sea-surface temperature shear specified spectrum storm surface temperature term thermocline transport tropical turbulent upwelling variable variations vector vertical viscosity vorticity wave number wavelength wind stress wind velocity zero zonal дх