Analogies of ocean/atmosphere rotating fluid dynamics with gyroscopes: Teaching opportunities

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 673-684

  Haine, Thomas W N ^a   Cherian, Deepak A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIPETAL FORCE; COMPLEX MOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FLUIDS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES; INERTIAL OSCILLATION; NONDIMENSIONAL; ROTATING FLUIDS;

CORIOLIS FORCE; STORMS;

GYROSCOPES;

EID: 84878679053     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00023.1     Document Type: Article

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