 Quasi-geostrophic vertical mode (source code)

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= Quasi-geostrophic vertical mode
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A quasi-geostrophic vertical mode separates horizontal and vertical dependence of the streamfunction. With rigid horizontal boundaries and constant stratification, the vertical eigenfunctions are $\cos(n\pi z/H)$.

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