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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The rate at which adjacent flow diverges along an axis oriented normal to the flow at the point in question; the opposite of [[confluence]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The diffluence may be measured by ∂''v''<sub>''n''</sub>/∂''n'' or ''V''∂ψ/∂''n'', where ''V'' is the speed of the [[wind]], the ''n'' axis is oriented 90& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The rate at which adjacent flow diverges along an axis oriented normal to the flow at the point in question; the opposite of [[confluence]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The diffluence may be measured by ∂''v''<sub>''n''</sub>/∂''n'' or ''V''∂ψ/∂''n'', where ''V'' is the speed of the [[wind]], the ''n'' axis is oriented 90° clockwise from the direction of the [[wind vector]], ''v''<sub>''n''</sub> is the wind component in the ''n'' direction, and ψ is the [[wind direction]] measured in degrees clockwise from a reference direction.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 20 February 2012
diffluence
The rate at which adjacent flow diverges along an axis oriented normal to the flow at the point in question; the opposite of confluence.
The diffluence may be measured by ∂vn/∂n or V∂ψ/∂n, where V is the speed of the wind, the n axis is oriented 90° clockwise from the direction of the wind vector, vn is the wind component in the n direction, and ψ is the wind direction measured in degrees clockwise from a reference direction.
