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The study of those motions of the [[atmosphere]] that are associated with  weather and [[climate]].<br/> In atmospheric dynamics the fluid is regarded as a continuous medium, and the fundamental  laws of fluid mechanics and [[thermodynamics]] are expressed in terms of partial differential equations  involving the fluid [[velocity]], [[density]], [[pressure]], and [[temperature]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The study of those motions of the [[atmosphere]] that are associated with  weather and [[climate]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In atmospheric dynamics the fluid is regarded as a continuous medium, and the fundamental  laws of fluid mechanics and [[thermodynamics]] are expressed in terms of partial differential equations  involving the fluid [[velocity]], [[density]], [[pressure]], and [[temperature]].</div><br/> </div>
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Revision as of 16:38, 7 November 2023

The study of those motions of the atmosphere that are associated with weather and climate.
In atmospheric dynamics the fluid is regarded as a continuous medium, and the fundamental laws of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics are expressed in terms of partial differential equations involving the fluid velocity, density, pressure, and temperature.


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