6. Barotropic dynamics Barotropic models do not allow the creation of new vorticity or the conversion of potential energy, but they capture other important phenomena, like external waves and nonlinear interaction, very w

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Physical oceanography Fluid dynamics Rossby wave Waves Barotropic vorticity equation Geostrophic wind Kelvin wave Vorticity Geostrophic current Meteorology Atmospheric dynamics Fluid mechanics		6. Barotropic dynamics Barotropic models do not allow the creation of new vorticity or the conversion of potential energy, but they capture other important phenomena, like external waves and nonlinear interaction, very w Add to Reading List Source URL: www.gfdl.noaa.gov Download Document from Source Website File Size: 53,86 KB Share Document on Facebook

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