Damped Inertial oscillations

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Damped Inertial oscillations F=ma Buoyancy oscillations Damped Inertial oscillations Inertial oscillations = Pressure + Coriolis + friction + gravity Geostrophy Ekman layer&spiral Hydrostatic balance Surface waves, internal waves

Momentum equations: In vector form: Mass conservation statements: Temperature/ Salinity equation: Equation of state:

Vorticity! Meridional advection of planetary vorticity v df/dy Vorticity dissipation by bottom friction vortex stretching by Ekman pumping, due to wind curl

Vorticity! Vortex spin-down Rossby waves Western boundary current Sverdrup balance

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