Abstract
The exact solution of the ROSSBY (1938) adjustment problem is obtained. If a is the half-width of the initial current and λ is the radius of deformation, it is shown that Rossby’s solution is asymptotically valid for a/λ ⪡ 1. We examine the asymptotic solution for a/λ ⪢ 1. The exact energetic relations are obtained. The numerical examples of Rossby are recalculated with the exact solution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v15i2.8833 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 150 - 154
Published on: Jan 1, 1963
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1963 John M. Mihaljan, published by Stockholm University Press
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