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hydrostatic equation logo #21003(from the article `ocean`) ...where g is the acceleration of gravity, is the density of seawater, which increases with depth, and z is the depth below the sea surface. This is ...
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hydrostatic equation

hydrostatic equation logo #20128In the vector equation of motion, the form assumed by the vertical component when all Coriolis, earth-curvature, frictional, and vertical-acceleration terms are con- sidered negligible compared with those involving the vertical pressure force and the force of gravity. The error in applying the hydrostatic equation to the atmosphere for cyclonic-sca...
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