Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 71
... variable in any discussion of radiation fields . The integral of this variable over all wavelengths , or at least over a 6.
... variable in any discussion of radiation fields . The integral of this variable over all wavelengths , or at least over a 6.
Page 182
... variable z and the external forcing provided by the pressure gradient and the Coriolis force or some derived quantity such as the geostrophic wind velocity G = | vg | = | Vp \ / pf . The surface friction velocity u must be a function of ...
... variable z and the external forcing provided by the pressure gradient and the Coriolis force or some derived quantity such as the geostrophic wind velocity G = | vg | = | Vp \ / pf . The surface friction velocity u must be a function of ...
Page 198
... variables . An attempt to combine the two approaches was made by Geisler and Kraus ( 1969 ) in a very simple model ... variable . An additional vector equation was obtained from a vertical integral of the equation of motion ( 1.51 ) ...
... variables . An attempt to combine the two approaches was made by Geisler and Kraus ( 1969 ) in a very simple model ... variable . An additional vector equation was obtained from a vertical integral of the equation of motion ( 1.51 ) ...
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