vertical velocity
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vertical
adjective
uk/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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velocity
noun[C or U]
uk/vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/us/vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
the speed at which an object ...
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(Definition ofverticalandvelocityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The usual technique for analysing the problem defined above starts with the derivation of a single equation for theverticalvelocitycomponent.
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Theverticalvelocityin the right vortex is spatially distributed as in the left vortex.
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Consider, for example, a horizontally homogeneous situation with a vertical gradient in theverticalvelocityvariance uk.
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In response, averticalvelocityfield is generated in order to conserve density.
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Some values of the maximum speed of theverticalvelocityinside and outside the front are also given in table 1.
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The resultingverticalvelocityof the lifting foot should then be pointed upwards, which is checked during the simulation.
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The different flows are represented in figure 6 by a plot of theverticalvelocityin the horizontal midplane.
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Figure 6 displays slices ofverticalvelocityto indicate that there is an underlying fine-scale turbulent flow.
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It is assumed that the waves are of small amplitude and only the first-order term is retained, and that the currentverticalvelocityis negligible.
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The direction of theverticalvelocityis reversed for the upper and lower contours since isopycnal deformations are opposite.
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Verticalvelocitycontours at the same level as the isopycnal surfaces are shown in figure 3(b).
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From a fixed starting point, ballooners will only ascend when their drag-induced terminal velocity is less than theverticalvelocityof the wind.
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It is interesting to note that the pressure is still hydrostatic but theverticalvelocitycannot be neglected, as commonly assumed.
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It is noted that this amplitude is much smaller than that of the maximumverticalvelocitydiscussed above.
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As observed, theverticalvelocitychanges its sign on the hull.
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