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Momentum Equations

  equation909

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with

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where the operators tex2html_wrap_inline1989 etc include nonlinear advection terms by retained velocity components. Most importantly, the effects of vertical momentum transfer have been included, with

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incorporating both spin down by surface stress and internal viscous momentum transfer within the baroclinic mode. Both are nonlinear functions of tex2html_wrap_inline1995 and tex2html_wrap_inline1543 through the surface wind speed tex2html_wrap_inline1999 .



Johnny Wei-Bing Lin
Thu Sep 9 13:11:12 PDT 1999