Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 93
... relatively large fraction of the downward stream originates in the lowest 20 m . This gives some validity to the use of empirical formulas , which have humidity obser- vations in the lowest air layers as their argument . The resulting ...
... relatively large fraction of the downward stream originates in the lowest 20 m . This gives some validity to the use of empirical formulas , which have humidity obser- vations in the lowest air layers as their argument . The resulting ...
Page 118
... relatively long waves that travel directly downwind . Induced interactions Random pressure fluctuations can generate wave - like perturbations on a flat water surface . The deformation of the surface , in turn , perturbs the mean air ...
... relatively long waves that travel directly downwind . Induced interactions Random pressure fluctuations can generate wave - like perturbations on a flat water surface . The deformation of the surface , in turn , perturbs the mean air ...
Page 238
... relatively small . This means that strong geostrophic currents can be dispersed only over relatively long periods of time . A circular storm with a diameter of about 2000 km , with maximum wind velocity of 30 m / s and a stress pattern ...
... relatively small . This means that strong geostrophic currents can be dispersed only over relatively long periods of time . A circular storm with a diameter of about 2000 km , with maximum wind velocity of 30 m / s and a stress pattern ...
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