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PREFERRED TERM

VORTICITY  

DEFINITION

  • Measure of the rotational spin about an axis at some point within a fluid (or ocean wind field).

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/253ccaf2-dd4c-4fc1-923d-1aea542a51b0

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