EM 1110-2-1100 (Part II)
30 Apr 02
Central pressure of the eye of the storm (tropical storm parameter) [force/length2]
p0
PM , PS
Harmonic polynomial expansion terms that collectively describe the relative
positions of the earth, moon, and sun (Equations II-5-14 and II-5-15)
Peripheral or far-field pressure (tropical storm parameter) [force/length2]
pn
P[N=n]
Poisson probability law (Equation II-5-25)
r
Distance between the centers of mass of two bodies (Equation II-5-7) [length]
R
Radius to maximum wind (tropical storm parameter) [length]
R
Tide classification parameter (Equation II-5-22) [dimensionless]
rm
Distance from the center of the earth to the center of the moon [length]
rmx
Distance of a point located on the surface of the earth to the center of the moon
[length]
Distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun [length]
rs
rsx
Distance of a point located on the surface of the earth to the center of the sun
[length]
S
Local time meridian (Equation II-5-17)
S
Mass of the sun
t
Time measured from some initial epoch or time
T
Number of years used in the Poisson probability law (Equation II-5-25)
T
Wave period [time]
Tn
Natural free oscillating period of a basin (Equation II-5-26) [time]
u
Fluid velocity (water particle velocity) in the x-direction [length/time]
V
Maximum wind (tropical storm parameter) [length/time]
Vf
Forward speed of the eye of the storm (tropical storm parameter) [length/time]
VM , VS
Attractive force potentials per unit mass for the moon and sun (Equation II-5-9)
w
Fluid velocity (water particle velocity) in the z-direction [length/time]
z
Water depth below the SWL [length]
II-5-70
Water Levels and Long Waves
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