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Record 1 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Vorticity (usually the vertical component) measured in a system of coordinates fixed on the Earth's surface.

OBS

Relative Vorticity is sometimes also referred to as the "local vorticity". Vorticity is a vector measure of local rotation in a fluid flow, defined mathematically as the curl of the velocity vector ... In meteorology, "the vorticity" usually refers to the vertical component of the vorticity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Tourbillon (habituellement la composante verticale) mesuré dans un système de coordonnées lié à la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Vorticidad medida en un sistema de coordenadas fijo en la superficie de la Tierra.

OBS

En general, se supone que se trata de su componente vertical.

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