barotropic

  • 1Barotropic — In meteorology, a barotropic atmosphere is one in which the pressure depends only on the density and vice versa, so that isobaric surfaces (constant pressure surfaces) are also isopycnic surfaces (constant density surfaces). The isobaric surfaces …

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  • 2Barotropic cyclone — Barotropic cyclones are those where isotherms are parallel to height lines on a map at a constant pressure surface, or at the surface, parallel to isobars. Tropical cyclones and cut off cyclones (occluded and formerly occluded cyclones) both… …

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  • 3Barotropic vorticity equation — A simplified form of the vorticity equation for an inviscid, divergence free flow, the barotropic vorticity equation can simply be stated as:frac{D eta}{D t} = 0,where frac{D}{D t} is the material derivative and:eta = zeta + fis absolute… …

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  • 4barotropic fluid — a barotropic fluid is one whose pressure and density are related by an equation of state that does not contain the temperature as a dependent variable. Mathematically, the equation of state can be expressed as p = p(r) or r = r(p) …

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  • 5barotropic effect — barotropinis reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. barotropic effect vok. barotropes Phänomen, n rus. баротропическое явление, n; баротропное явление, n pranc. phénomène barotrope, m …

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  • 6barotropic — /bar euh trop ik/, adj. (of a fluid) having a density that is a function only of pressure. [BARO + TROPIC] * * * …

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  • 7barotropic — adjective in which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only …

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  • 8barotropic — /bar euh trop ik/, adj. (of a fluid) having a density that is a function only of pressure. [BARO + TROPIC] …

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  • 9BEMPEX — Barotropic Electromagnetic and Pressure Experiment (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) …

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  • 10fluid — barotropic fluid compressible fluid incompressible fluid inviscid fluid irrotational fluid laminar fluid non turbulent fluid Newtonian fluid perfect fluid rotational fluid Stokesian fluid …

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