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Atmospheric science

the hypothesis that baroclinic eddies adjust the midlatitude temperature structure toward near-neutral stability, constraining the meridional temperature gradient.

In atmospheric science, baroclinic adjustment refers to the hypothesis that baroclinic eddies adjust the midlatitude temperature structure toward near-neutral stability, constraining the meridional temperature gradient. This meaning comes from Stone (1978) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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References

  1. Stone, P. H. (1978). Baroclinic Adjustment. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 35(4), 561-571. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1978)035<0561:ba>2.0.co;2

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