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NOMBRE ONDES ZONAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Wave number in the zonal direction, i.e., the number of waves round a latitude circle for a given component of the sinusoidal (Fourier) decomposition of a meteorological field with respect to longitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Nombre d'ondes dans la direction zonale, c.-à-d. le nombre d'ondes le long d'un cercle de latitude pour une composante déterminée de la décomposition sinusoïdale (Fourier) d'un champ météorologique par rapport à la longitude.

Spanish

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

Número de ondas en la dirección zonal; esto es, número de ondas a lo largo de un círculo de latitud para una componente determinada de la descomposición sinusoidal (Fourier) de un campo meteorológico con relación a la longitud.

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