Rossby radius of deformation
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Rossby radius of deformation
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In atmospheric dynamics and physical oceanography, the Rossby radius of deformation is the length scale at which rotational effects become as important as buoyancy or gravity wave effects in the evolution of the flow about some disturbance. For a barotropic ocean, the Rossby radius is L R ≡ 1 / 2 f, where g is the gravitational acceleration, D is the water depth, and f is the Coriolis parameter. For f = 1×10−4 s−1 appropriate to 45° latitude, g = 9.81 m/s and D = 4 km, LR ≈ 2000 km; using the s
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Concept in atmospheric dynamics and physical oceanography
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2005-09-06T20:23:49Z
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2024-08-30T12:51:15Z
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