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... equation , a relationship between vertical changes in the vector wind and the horizontal temperature gradient . The thermal wind is simply the difference between the vector geostrophic wind at two different levels . The rate of this ...
... equation , a relationship between vertical changes in the vector wind and the horizontal temperature gradient . The thermal wind is simply the difference between the vector geostrophic wind at two different levels . The rate of this ...
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... equations , requiring high precision . Examples of such problems are weather forecasting , planning of oil refinery production , communications network planning , movie production , and weapon design . Massively parallel computers are ...
... equations , requiring high precision . Examples of such problems are weather forecasting , planning of oil refinery production , communications network planning , movie production , and weapon design . Massively parallel computers are ...
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... equations , he regretted the introduc- tion of the cosmological constant as the “ biggest blunder " of his life . Ironically , recent theoretical developments in particle physics suggest that in the early universe there may very well ...
... equations , he regretted the introduc- tion of the cosmological constant as the “ biggest blunder " of his life . Ironically , recent theoretical developments in particle physics suggest that in the early universe there may very well ...
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