The Eady model refers to a theoretical framework used in meteorology to describe the behavior of atmospheric flows, particularly in the context of large-scale geophysical fluid dynamics. Named after Sir John Eady, who developed the model in the mid-20th century, it provides a simplistic representation of baroclinic instability in a two-layer system of the atmosphere.
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The Eady model describes quasi-geostrophic baroclinic instability in a uniformly stratified layer with constant vertical shear, zero interior potential-vorticity gradient, and two rigid horizontal boundaries.