Wave-activity deposition
= Wave-activity deposition
When waves dissipate or encounter a critical layer, their <Eliassen–Palm flux> changes with position. Its divergence transfers wave pseudomomentum to the mean flow and produces wave drag.
= Wave-activity deposition
When waves dissipate or encounter a critical layer, their <Eliassen–Palm flux> changes with position. Its divergence transfers wave pseudomomentum to the mean flow and produces wave drag.