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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The vertical component of the (mathematical) [[curl]] of the [[surface wind stress]] ∂τ<sub>''y''</sub>/∂''x'' | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The vertical component of the (mathematical) [[curl]] of the [[surface wind stress]] ∂τ<sub>''y''</sub>/∂''x'' - ∂τ<sub>''x''</sub>/∂''y'' (with ''x'' and ''y'' eastward and northward coordinates, and τ<sub>''x''</sub>, τ<sub>''y''</sub> the corresponding components of the surface [[stress]]). The large-scale, long-term averaged wind stress curl contains the principal information to calculate the wind-driven [[mass transport]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 20 February 2012
wind stress curl
The vertical component of the (mathematical) curl of the surface wind stress ∂τy/∂x - ∂τx/∂y (with x and y eastward and northward coordinates, and τx, τy the corresponding components of the surface stress). The large-scale, long-term averaged wind stress curl contains the principal information to calculate the wind-driven mass transport.
