Horizontal Momentum (Normalized by $f U$):

$\displaystyle \underbrace{\frac{U}{fL}}_{\mathrm{Ro}} \frac{D\mathbf{u}_h^*}{Dt^*} + 2\mathbf{\Omega}_z^* \times \mathbf{u}_h^* = -\nabla_h^* p^*
$