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Boussinesq approximation
An approximation to the dynamical equations of motion whereby density is assumed to be constant except in the buoyancy term, āgā², of the vertical velocity equation, where g is the gravitational acceleration and ā² is the density deviation. The approximation is reasonable if the vertical extent of the dynamics being considered is much smaller than the density scale height.
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