Isopycnal displacement (source code)

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= Isopycnal displacement
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An isopycnal displacement is the vertical displacement $\xi$ of a constant-density surface. In linear stratified quasi-geostrophic flow,
$$
\xi=-\frac{f_0}{N^2}\psi_z.
$$

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