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geostrophic approximation [1 record]

Record 1 2005-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

Identification of the actual wind at a point or points over an area with the corresponding geostrophic wind or winds.

OBS

Use of this approximation implies that the Rossby number of the flow is small.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

Assimilation du vent vrai en un ou plusieurs points d'une zone au vent géostrophique correspondant en ce ou ces points.

OBS

L'utilisation de cette approximation suppose que le nombre de Rossby du flux est petit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones meteorológicas, medición y análisis de datos
DEF

Identificación del viento real en un punto o puntos de una zona con el correspondiente viento geostrófico.

OBS

El uso de esta aproximación implica que el número de Rossby del flujo es pequeño.

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