Spinup time: Difference between revisions

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spinup time

The length of time required for forcing effects such as wind to induce velocities and/ or vorticities of (e - 1)/e = 63.2% of the value obtained at long times.

This characterizes the time required for forcing to be felt and is usually the
same as the spindown time.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The length of time required for forcing effects such as [[wind]] to induce [[velocities]] and/  or [[vorticities]] of (''e'' &minus; 1)/''e'' = 63.2% of the value obtained at long times.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This characterizes the time required for forcing to be felt and is usually the <br/>''same as'' the [[spindown  time]].</div><br/> </div>
+<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The length of time required for forcing effects such as [[wind]] to induce [[velocities]] and/  or [[vorticities]] of (''e'' - 1)/''e'' = 63.2% of the value obtained at long times.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This characterizes the time required for forcing to be felt and is usually the <br/>''same as'' the [[spindown  time]].</div><br/> </div>
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