Locations A, B, and C are located far away from the coast in an ocean with H-400

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Locations A, B, and C are located far away from the coast in an ocean with H-4000 m water depth and a constant density everywhere of p 1000 kg/m Location A is located at a latitude of -300s and has a sea surface elevation of =0 m. Location B is located 300 km to the South of A and has a sea surface elevation of =-0.5 m. Location C is located 150 km to the East of A and has a sea surface elevation of 1m The rotation rate is = 7.292 105 rad/s and the gravitational constant is g#9.8066 m/s. For simplicity, when calculating the Coriolis parameter f you may use the same latitude for all three locations. You may also assume that atmospheric pressure is zero.]

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c)The volume fluxes are given using the density and rotation rate.

Volume fluxes=rotation rate/density

=7.292×10^-5/1000*106

=7.728×10^-6m3/s

d)The net influx into the area enclosed by the transects=the volume flux/area

=7.728×10^-6/(rotation rate)*height

=7.728×10^-6/(7.292×10^-5)*0.5

=0.0529m3/s.

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