 Barotropic deformation radius (source code)

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= Barotropic deformation radius
{title2=$L_D=\sqrt{gH}/f$}

The barotropic deformation radius is the horizontal scale at which free-surface gravity and rotation balance. It contributes $L_D^{-2}$ to the denominator of the one-layer Rossby-wave dispersion relation.

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