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r994 r996 22 22 23 23 24 The ocean is a fluid that can be described to a good approximation by the primitive equations, $i.e.$ the Navier-Stokes equations along with a nonlinear equation of state which couples the two active tracers (temperature and salinity) to the fluid velocity, plus the following additional assumptions made from scale considerations: 24 The ocean is a fluid that can be described to a good approximation by the primitive 25 equations, $i.e.$ the Navier-Stokes equations along with a nonlinear equation of 26 state which couples the two active tracers (temperature and salinity) to the fluid 27 velocity, plus the following additional assumptions made from scale considerations: 25 28 26 29 \textit{(1) spherical earth approximation: }the geopotential surfaces are assumed to be spheres so that gravity (local vertical) is parallel to the earth's radius
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