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|Meaning=In a continuously [[stratified fluid]], the [[natural frequency]] of the vertical [[oscillation]] of fluid parcels. | |||
|Explanation=It is also called the [[Brunt–Väisälä frequency]]. Explicitly, the squared buoyancy frequency is <blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Be26.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Be26]]</blockquote> in which ''g'' is the [[acceleration]] due to [[gravity]] and ρ(''z'') is [[density]] as a function of height ''z''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 26 March 2024
In a continuously stratified fluid, the natural frequency of the vertical oscillation of fluid parcels.
It is also called the Brunt–Väisälä frequency. Explicitly, the squared buoyancy frequency is
in which g is the acceleration due to gravity and ρ(z) is density as a function of height z.
