VORTICITY EQUATION

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	A dynamic equation for the rate of change of the vorticity of a parcel, obtained by taking the curl of the vector equation of motion. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Vorticity equation

The vorticity equation is an important prognostic equation in the atmospheric sciences. It describes the total derivative (that is, the local change due to local change with time and advection) of vorticity, and thus can be stated in either relative or absolute form.

The more compact version is that for absolute vorticity, , using the pressure system:

Here, is density, u, v, and are the components of wind velocity, and is the 2-dimensional (i.e. horizontal-component-only) del.

The terms on the RHS denote the positive or negative generation of absolute vorticity by divergence of air, twisting of the axis of rotation, and baroclinity, respectively.

Crosswords: VORTICITY EQUATION

Specialty definitions using "VORTICITY EQUATION": barotropic vorticity equation ♦ equivalent-barotropic model. (references)

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Anagrams: VORTICITY EQUATION

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Alternative Orthography: VORTICITY EQUATION

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 004F 0052 0054 0049 0043 0049 0054 0059 0045 0051 0055 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

VORTICITY EQUATION

Specialty Definition: VORTICITY EQUATION

Aerospace