Orders of magnitude of synoptic processes

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  • Created by: Shiru
  • Created on: 06-06-17 12:24
Horizontal scale (x,y)
L Atm: 10^6 Sea:10^6 m
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Time scale (t)
T Atm: 10^5 Sea: 10^6 s days:weeks
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Vertical Scale (z)
H Atm: 10^4 Sea: 10^3 m
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Horizontal Velocity
U Atm: 10 Sea:10^-1 m/s
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Vertical Velocity
W Atm: 10^-2 Sea: 10^-5 m/s
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Sea Level Pressure
P Atm: 10^5 Sea: 10^5 Pa
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Pressure Fluctuations
delta P Atm: 10^3 Pa Sea:?
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Density
rho Atm:1 Sea: 10^3 kg/m3
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Density Fluctuations
delta rho/rho Atm: 10^-2 Sea: 10^-3 kg/m3
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Pot. temperature fluctuations
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Coriolis Parameter
f Atm: 10^-4 Sea: 10^-4 /s
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