Usage of "zonal flow"

In meteorology a latitude parallel wind or the latitude parallel component of a wind.

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Examples for "meridional flow"

Examples for "meridional flow"

A faster meridional flow means magnetic plasma spends less time in the creation zone, making a weaker magnetic field and fewer sunspots. 
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Ús de zonal flow en anglès

The great majority of the waves appear in regions associated with prograde motions of the mean zonal flow. 
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Advanced systems have been built, and microsecond scale density profile, turbulence, and zonal flow measurement have been demonstrated. 
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The turbulence-induced zonal flow and pressure-gradient-induced drift play essential roles in the two types of limit cycles, respectively. 
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These barriers have been identified in symplectic nontwist maps that model such zonal flows. 
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A synthetic turbulence model is used to test the algorithm and optimize it for measuring zonal flows. 
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Zonal flow measurements are found to require a signal-to-noise ratio above -10and a zonal flow wavelength longer than - 2cm 
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Significats de zonal flow en anglès