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vorticity equation

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vorticity equation [vȯr′tis·əd·ē i‚kwā·zhən]
(fluid mechanics)
An equation of fluid mechanics describing horizontal circulation in the motion of particles around a vertical axis: (d/dt) (S+f) = - (S+f) divhc, where (S+f) is the absolute vorticity (Sis the relative vorticity andfis the Coriolis parameter) and divhcis the horizontal divergence of the fluid velocity.


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Another basis can be developed by considering the momentum, continuity, and vorticity equations.
 
 
 
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