Hi Folks
Sorry I'm slow on this ... but
> > I think "omega" as a stand-alone name should be made into an alias for
> > vertical_air_velocity_expressed_as_tendency_of_pressure.
For years I taught GFD where I defined omega as "vertical velocity in pressure
coordinates"
I don't believe there is any ambiguity in sign ... velocity in pressure
coordinates can only mean dp/dt ...
I find "expressed...tendency of pressure" to be clumsy ... and I wouldn't want
it on any plots where I used the standard name ...
Bryan
>
> OK, if no-one else has a view on this (are any meteorologists subscribed to
> this list?) I will consider myself outvoted and agree to this change.
>
> > What do you think about contracting "expressed_as" to simply "as"?
>
> Of course, it would be shorter, which is an advantage, but it strikes me as
> being less clear.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jonathan
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Received on Sun Dec 14 2003 - 03:45:06 GMT
