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SUB-SYNOPTIC PHENOMENON [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Despite its limited accuracy, the geostrophic momentum approximation reveals remarkable mathematical properties such as Hamiltonian structure, Legendre duality and contact structure, and its ability to represent contact discontinuities within the fluid enables it to describe subsynoptic phenomena such as fronts and jets.

Key term(s)
  • sub-synoptic phenomenon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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