Baroclinity
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baroclinity-183-5537075
title:
Baroclinity
text:
In fluid dynamics, the baroclinity of a stratified fluid is a measure of how misaligned the gradient of pressure is from the gradient of density in a fluid. In meteorology a baroclinic flow is one in which the density depends on both temperature and pressure. A simpler case, barotropic flow, allows for density dependence only on pressure, so that the curl of the pressure-gradient force vanishes. Baroclinity is proportional to:
- ∇ p × ∇ ρ which is proportional to the sine of the angle between
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description:
Measure of misalignment between the gradients of pressure and density in a fluid
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroclinity
date created:
2003-01-07T11:42:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T18:33:31Z
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