 Rossby deformation radius (source code)

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= Rossby deformation radius
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= Rossby length
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In a rotating shallow-water layer,
$$
L_R=\frac{\sqrt{gh_0}}{|f|}
$$
is the horizontal scale on which gravity and Coriolis effects balance.

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