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The Equations of Motion for a Shallow Rotating Atmosphere and the “Traditional Approximation”

Norman A. Phillips

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1966 · 168 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyAtmospheric DynamicsAtmospheric ScienceFluid DynamicsAtmospheric Angular MomentumAtmospheric Equations Of MotionCoriolis ForcePrimitive EquationsAir Mass DynamicsAtmospheric Motion EquationsGeneral Circulation Of The AtmosphereMomentum Equations In Rotating Systems