On the spherical approximation of the geopotential in geophysical fluid dynamics and the use of a spherical coordinate system

DOI10.1080/03091920801900674MaRDI QIDQ5869908zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ramses van der Toorn, J. T. F. Zimmerman

Publication date 13 January 2023

Published in Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/03091920801900674

zbMATH Keywords

eccentricityoblate spheroidal coordinatesspherical coordinatescentrifugal forceplanetary gravitationgeopotential coordinates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Potentials, prospecting (86A20) Geophysical flows (76U60)

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