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Physical oceanography

the horizontal length scale at which rotation becomes as important as stratification, setting the typical size of ocean eddies and fronts.

In physical oceanography, Rossby radius of deformation refers to the horizontal length scale at which rotation becomes as important as stratification, setting the typical size of ocean eddies and fronts. This meaning comes from Chelton (1998) in Journal of Physical Oceanography.[1]

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References

Chelton, D. B., deSzoeke, R. A., Schlax, M. G., El Naggar, K., & Siwertz, N. (1998). Geographical Variability of the First Baroclinic Rossby Radius of Deformation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 28(3), 433-460. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0433:gvotfb>2.0.co;2

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