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== Turner angle == | == Turner angle == | ||
A [[parameter]] used to define the local [[stability]] of an inviscid [[water]] column to double-diffusive [[convection]].<br/>It is defined as <blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Te48.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Te48]]</blockquote> where tan<sup>−1</sup> is the four-quadrant arctangent; ''α'' is the [[coefficient of thermal expansion]]; ''β'' is the equivalent coefficient for the addition of [[salinity]], sometimes referred to as the "coefficient of saline contraction;" ''T'' is [[temperature]]; and ''S'' is [[salinity]]. If −45° < Tu < 45°, the column is [[static stability|statically stable]]. If −90° > Tu or Tu > 90°, the column is statically unstable to Rayleigh–Taylor [[instability]]. If −90° < Tu < −45°, the column is unstable to [[diffusive convection]]. If 45° < Tu < 90°, the column is unstable to [[salt fingering]].<br/> | |||
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Turner angle
A parameter used to define the local stability of an inviscid water column to double-diffusive convection.
It is defined as
where tan−1 is the four-quadrant arctangent; α is the coefficient of thermal expansion; β is the equivalent coefficient for the addition of salinity, sometimes referred to as the "coefficient of saline contraction;" T is temperature; and S is salinity. If −45° < Tu < 45°, the column is statically stable. If −90° > Tu or Tu > 90°, the column is statically unstable to Rayleigh–Taylor instability. If −90° < Tu < −45°, the column is unstable to diffusive convection. If 45° < Tu < 90°, the column is unstable to salt fingering.
Term edited 8 March 2021
