地轉流(geostrophic current) 是一種平行等壓線的海洋流,是經由海水密度梯度所產生的壓強梯度力與科里奧利力平衡時的海流[1]

卡特里娜颶風期間測得的海平面高度(Sea Height Anomaly, SHA)異常,超過 50 厘米。這些高度異常會造成梯度流。

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