Physics Asked on July 28, 2021
I’d like to find the pressure difference between two points $X$ and $Y$ on the Earth’s surface given that wind blows steadily with speed $U$ from (say) West to East. Here’s a picture: ($z_i$ is the height above sea-level in metres)
I have seen
$rho frac{ partial phi}{partial t} + frac{1}{2} rho vec{u}^2 + p + rho g z = f(t)$
and
$frac{Dvec{u}}{Dt} + 2 rho vec{Omega} times vec{u} = -nabla p + rho vec{g}$
Attempt 1:
If I neglect the rotation of the Earth and use Bernoulli, then I get
$p_X + rho g z_1 = p_Y + rho g z_2$,
since
This gives a pressure difference of $rho g(z_1-z_2)$ (where $rho$ is the air density).
This solution doesn’t seem right as I haven’t used the extra information about the wind speed.
Attempt 2:
If we further assume that the air is incompressible ($nabla U = 0$) then $Du/Dt = 0$.
If I can write $vec{Omega} times vec{u}$ in terms of known quantities, then I can compute $nabla p$ from the Euler equation and I’m essentially done.
However, I’m not sure how to handle the $vec{Omega} times vec{u}$ term.
Any ideas? I think I’m overcomplicating this.
Attempt 1 is right. If you want to see a contribution from the Coriolis term, you should make the wind blow into or out of the page rather than along the direction from X to Y.
Answered by Ben51 on July 28, 2021
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