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In Chap. 2 we derived the shallow water equations, and studied possible solutions to these equations. In general terms, we have always seeked to represent the complex geophysical flows by simplified equations which could be used to better understand the possible motions.
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Özsoy, E. (2020). Quasigeostrophic Theory. In: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I. Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16973-2_7
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