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Gap winds as hydraulic
Hydraulic theory
The simplified momentum equation is:
u
+
g'
+
g'
+
-
= 0
(1)
The equation of continuity in the gap wind is:
Q
=
uA
=
uh
=
uDb
T
= constant
(2)
Define
S
P
= - (
g'
)
-1
dP
/
dx
. Parameterize friction as:
=
(3)
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Peter L. Jackson