A steady ocean current of uniform potential vorticity q = 5x107 m-s and volume flux Q...

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A steady ocean current of uniform potential vorticity q = 5x107 m-¹s and volume flux Q = 4x10³ m³/s flows along isobaths of a uniformly sloping bottom(with bottom slope S = 1 m/km). Show that the velocity profile across the current is parabolic. What are the width of the current and the depth of the location of maximum velocity? Take f=7 x 105 s-¹. A steady ocean current of uniform potential vorticity q = 5x107 m-¹s and volume flux Q = 4x10³ m³/s flows along isobaths of a uniformly sloping bottom(with bottom slope S = 1 m/km). Show that the velocity profile across the current is parabolic. What are the width of the current and the depth of the location of maximum velocity? Take f=7 x 105 s-¹.

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To show that the velocity profile across the current is parabolic we can use the geostrophic balance ... View the full answer