Solution

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At leading order as , horizontal geostrophic balance and vertical hydrostatic balance give
The temperature equation gives
Meanwhile . The leading vertical-vorticity equation is . Since derivatives in do not commute with ,
The terms therefore cancel, leaving the conserved three-dimensional quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity
No normal flow at means . At , , so

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