... boundary layer, J Atmos Sci 56, 891 90 0 Cushman-Roisin, B ( 199 4) Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs) Drazin, P.G and Reid, W.H ( 198 1) Hydrodynamic Stability ... 164, 214, 258 instability growth rate, 49 instability, baroclinic, 18, 97 , 164, 178, 182, 188, 199 , 258, 262, 271, 272 instability, barotropic, 87, 93 , 94 , 99 , 102, 164, 187, 258, 262 instability, ... eddy, 18, 19, 66, 164, 192 , 206, 2 59, 275 mixed layer, 214 mixing, 91 , 107, 214 mixing layer, 95 mixing length, 238, 242 mixing ratio, 25 momentum equation, 24, 66, 100, 1 19, 152, 199 Monin-Obukhov...