Appendix One 



GLOSSARY OF SYMBOLS 



The definitions of only the chief mathematical and physical symbols used 

 in this book are indicated below. For a subscript or mark appended to a 

 symbol and used only once or twice, no special listing is given. 



SYMBOLS FROM THE ROMAN ALPHABET 



A average coefficient of horizontal-eddy viscosity 



b north-south dimension of a rectangular basin 



c internal long- wave velocity, ^j{g'hQ) 



D undisturbed depth of a homogeneous ocean, or of the top 



layer of a two-layer ocean 

 F body force representing wind stress at surface; also, in 



Chapter VIII, a function of ^ 

 / Coriolis parameter 



G a function of ^ in Chapter VIII; total transport of 



western current in Chapter XI 

 g acceleration due to gravity 



g' reduced gravity, equal to g{/S.plp) 



H intensity of the earth's magnetic field; subscripts denote 



components 

 h perturbed depth 



JSTg horizontal coefficient of eddy viscosity 



Ky vertical coefficient of eddy viscosity 



