Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 235
... Rossby waves , which is many months as shown in Fig . 7.4 . The dissolution of the surface trough into barotropic Rossby waves occurs much faster . It may begin within a period of 4αo / ẞ ~ 2.5 days with the numerical values for a ...
... Rossby waves , which is many months as shown in Fig . 7.4 . The dissolution of the surface trough into barotropic Rossby waves occurs much faster . It may begin within a period of 4αo / ẞ ~ 2.5 days with the numerical values for a ...
Page 238
... Rossby waves because the variation of ß imposes variations of the relative vorticity with latitude . A zonal current is not affected in the same way . = A series of numerical discussions in the same paper suggests that the velocity ...
... Rossby waves because the variation of ß imposes variations of the relative vorticity with latitude . A zonal current is not affected in the same way . = A series of numerical discussions in the same paper suggests that the velocity ...
Page 274
... waves , 216f . , 227 , 231f . Rossby waves , 219f . surface waves , 103f . Photosynthesis , 48 Planetary waves ( see Rossby waves ) Potential temperature , 53 , 150 Power spectra , 26 , 27 Poynting vector , 37 Quadrature , 28 Quadrature ...
... waves , 216f . , 227 , 231f . Rossby waves , 219f . surface waves , 103f . Photosynthesis , 48 Planetary waves ( see Rossby waves ) Potential temperature , 53 , 150 Power spectra , 26 , 27 Poynting vector , 37 Quadrature , 28 Quadrature ...
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