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Homework TWO
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Problem 1
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Problem 2: Inertial oscillations on the
-plane
(a) General solution; speed constant; circular trajectory
(b) Period of oscillation
(c) Extra credit – why this period differs from the rotation period of the Earth
Problem 3: Convection with modified vertical acceleration
Behavior as
varies
Extra credit: include a Coriolis force
Problem 4: Rapidly rotating Boussinesq scaling (
-plane)
(a) Show
(b) Horizontal divergence of geostrophic wind vanishes
(c) Is hydrostatic balance more or less likely in rotating flow?
Problem 5: Hockey puck inertial circle at Dartmouth (
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References and notes
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