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Barotropic vorticity transport (∂t​ω=∇×(u×ω))

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For an inviscid barotropic fluid with only potential body forces, the vorticity ω=∇×u obeys
∂t​ω=∇×(u×ω).
(1)
The pressure force is a gradient because ρ−1∇p=∇∫ρp′(s)ds/s. A spatially uniform specific entropy makes a fixed-composition fluid barotropic. Merely having Ds/Dt=0 does not exclude baroclinic vorticity generation from spatial entropy gradients.

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