Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... perturbation time scale which is of the same order as the advective time scale w - 1 ~ L / U is typical for synoptic scale perturbations in the atmosphere . These perturbations are characterized by Ro < 1 and Re > 1. They cannot cause ...
... perturbation time scale which is of the same order as the advective time scale w - 1 ~ L / U is typical for synoptic scale perturbations in the atmosphere . These perturbations are characterized by Ro < 1 and Re > 1. They cannot cause ...
Page 173
... perturbation of a horizontally uniform flow causes in this case the development of three - dimensional finite- amplitude perturbation . The growth of these perturbations modifies the mean boundary layer velocity profile . An assessment ...
... perturbation of a horizontally uniform flow causes in this case the development of three - dimensional finite- amplitude perturbation . The growth of these perturbations modifies the mean boundary layer velocity profile . An assessment ...
Page 174
... perturbations or waves have been observed in laboratory experiments near the boundary of rotating discs or near the bottom of Vp CI = 0.16 g C1 = 0 · 034 vg Type I waves Type II waves = 11.8 ; 211 / do = FIG . 6.2 . Wavelength ( 21 / do ...
... perturbations or waves have been observed in laboratory experiments near the boundary of rotating discs or near the bottom of Vp CI = 0.16 g C1 = 0 · 034 vg Type I waves Type II waves = 11.8 ; 211 / do = FIG . 6.2 . Wavelength ( 21 / do ...
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