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Across Channel Momentum Balance
Geostrophic balance (frictionless, steady and linear motion) in the lower layer
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Observed slope: 2m in 10 km
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Could you draw the pressure field (isobars) associated with these salinity (density) fields?
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u1 = 0.10 m/su2 = -0.05 m/s
ρ1 = 1017 kg/m3
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f = 8.8 e-5 s-1
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u1 = 0.08 m/su2 = -0.06 m/s
ρ1 = 1021 kg/m3
ρ2 = 1023 kg/m3
f = 8.8 e-5 s-1
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Observed =2 m in 8 km =2.5 x 10-4
Observed =7 m in 8 km =8.8 x 10-4
Generally, the outflow modified by rotation will be restricted by theinternal radius of deformation R, derived from geostrophy:
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Seno Ballena
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Dic 2004
Flujo Promedio
Framework established:
Along estuary: pressure gradient balanced by friction
Across estuary: geostrophic balance
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