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|Meaning=(''Also called'' local vorticity.) The [[vorticity]] as measured in a system of coordinates  fixed on the earth's surface.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' local vorticity.) The [[vorticity]] as measured in a system of coordinates  fixed on the earth's surface.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Usually, only the vertical component of the vorticity is meant. <br/>''See also'' [[geostrophic vorticity]],  [[vorticity equation]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 27 March 2024

(Also called local vorticity.) The vorticity as measured in a system of coordinates fixed on the earth's surface.

Usually, only the vertical component of the vorticity is meant.
See also geostrophic vorticity, vorticity equation.

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