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Geostrophic Vorticity

Geostrophic Vorticity is a meteorological quantity defined as the vertical component of vorticity associated with the geostrophic wind, derived from the curl of the geostrophic wind field and representing the local rotation of air in geostrophic balance.

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A new look at the ω‐equation

Brian J. Hoskins, I. Draghici, Huw C. Davies · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1978 · 546 citations

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Biharmonic Friction with a Smagorinsky-Like Viscosity for Use in Large-Scale Eddy-Permitting Ocean Models

Stephen M. Griffies, Robert Hallberg · Monthly Weather Review · 2000 · 491 citations · Full text

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Energy and Numerical Weather Prediction

Edward N. Lorenz · Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography · 1960 · 426 citations · Full text

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Homogenization of potential vorticity in planetary gyres

Peter B. Rhines, W. R. Young · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1982 · 420 citations

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Climate Response and Fluctuation Dissipation

C. E. Leith · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1975 · 367 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JH
    J. H. LaCasce

    University of Oslo, Norway

    4 publications · 198 citations

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  2. WR
    W. R. Young

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    3 publications · 668 citations

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  3. JE
    Jonathan E. Martin

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    3 publications · 61 citations

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  4. ZK
    Ziv Kizner

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    3 publications · 59 citations

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  5. PF
    Patrick F. Cummins

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

    3 publications · 89 citations

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Institutions

194

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    955 citations

  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Université de Bretagne Occidentale

    Brest, France

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    296 citations

  4. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    231 citations

  5. Met Office

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    242 citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    86 citations

  7. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    246 citations

  8. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    537 citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    23 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    29 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    21 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Monthly Weather Review

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 11 publications · 372 citations

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