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where
is pressure,
is is density,
is is the acceleration due to gravity,
is the height of the free surface, and
is is height.
Geostrophic balance is between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force, and dominates when centrifugal force is small.
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2 \Omega v_\theta = g \frac{\partial h}{\partial r} |
where
is the Coriolis parameter, is the azimuthal velocity, is height and is radius from the tank center.Cyclostrophic balance is between centrifugal force and the pressure gradient force, and dominates when the Coriolis force is small.
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