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Linear Rossby-wave equation
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For
a
mode with streamfunction
ϕ
, deformation
radius
L
D
, and constant planetary-
vorticity
gradient
β
, the linear
Rossby-wave
equation
is
∂
t
(
∇
h
2
ϕ
−
L
D
−
2
ϕ
)
+
β
ϕ
x
=
F
.
(1)
In the
long-wave
limit it becomes
a
first
-order westward
transport equation
.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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2021
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iii
/
Paper 333
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3
/
ii
/
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