ESS227
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Solenoidal
Term in Baroclinic Flow
The closed heavy solid line is the loop about which
the circulation is to be evaluated. Dashed lines
indicate surfaces of constant density.
warmer
colder
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In a baroclinic fluid, circulation may be generated by the pressure-
density solenoid term.
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This process can be illustrated effectively by considering the
development of a sea breeze circulation,