ES441 Geophysical Fluids Vortex Flows and Gradient Wind Balance

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Date: 2004-11-18 07:50:06 Fluid dynamics Geophysics Fictitious forces Force Geostrophic wind Geostrophic current Coriolis effect Rossby number Pressure-gradient force Meteorology Atmospheric dynamics Physics		ES441 Geophysical Fluids Vortex Flows and Gradient Wind Balance Add to Reading List Source URL: www.eng.warwick.ac.uk Download Document from Source Website File Size: 95,64 KB Share Document on Facebook

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