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baroclinic instability
An instability associated with flows with vertical shear and meridional temperature gradients that grows by conversion of potential energy in the mean flow.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Earth science
- Category: Oceanography
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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