Alternate Definitions for mesoscale disturbance

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Term: mesoscale disturbance
Definition:

A disturbance where the atmospheric feature has a Rossby number of order 1 and exhibits a horizontal scale comparable to the Rossby radius of deformation. For such systems, both ageostrophic advection and rotational influences are important.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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