ESS227
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Solenoidal Term in Baroclinic Flow
The closed heavy solid line is the
loop about which the circulation is to be evaluated. Dashed lines indicate surfaces of constant
density.
warmer
colder
•In a baroclinic fluid,
circulation may be generated by the pressure-density
solenoid term.
•This process can be
illustrated effectively by considering the development
of a sea breeze circulation,
