... 258 General Circulation Model, 54 , 1 05, 209, 216, 2 25, 2 35 geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), 15, 24, 27, 28, 32, 66, 1 05, 117, 157 , 256 , 262, 263geopotential function, 37, 53 , 59 , 60,100, 167, 171geopotential ... gyre, 262, 2 75 rectification, 209, 273reduced gravity, 120, 167, 171regime diagram, 183resting state, 32, 45, 1 25, 1 45, 168, 258 ,2 65, 266Reynolds number, 25, 213, 218, 2 25, 2 35 Reynolds stress, ... 243Rossby radius, 129, 138Rossby wave, 73, 155 , 181, 203, 209, 256 , 262, 271, 273Rossby, Carl, 133rotating coordinates, 57 , 266rotation, 55 , 56 , 58 , 62, 65, 66, 129, 131,133, 141, 190, 214roughness...