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Geophysical fluids, as considered here, mean the fluids in which the dynamics of the earth’s rotation, that is, the Coriolis force and gravitational force, play very important roles. These properties distinguish them from general fluids and make them unique in the field of fluid dynamics.
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Yang, H. (1991). Introduction. In: Wave Packets and Their Bifurcations in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 85. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4381-4_1
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