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In-Depth Information
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Nomenclature
γ
Arbitraryfluidproperty
F
γ
Fluxof
γ
Q
γ
Sourceof
γ
T
Temperature
S
Salinityexpressedpsu(unitsofthepractical
salinity scale)
ρ
Fluiddensity
p
Pressure
=
+
+
R
x
i
y
j
z
k
Positionvector
u
=
u
i
+
v
j
+
w
k
Vectorvelocity
∼
Reynoldsstresstensor
u
w
+
i
∗
v
w
τ
=
τ
13
i
+
τ
13
j
=
HorizontalReynoldstractionvector
ω
Angularvelocity
f
Coriolisparameter
M
Volumetransport
S
cw
,
S
ccw
Clockwise andcounterclockwiseinertial
components
D
cw
,
D
ccw
Clockwise andcounterclockwisediurnaltidal
components
β
T
Thermalexpansionfactor
β
S
Saline contractionfactor
ρ
0
Potentialdensity(densityat surfacepressure)
