GATE XE · 2020 · XE-H
Question 9: Ocean Sciences
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Question 9
XE-HNAT1 markNeeds review
Given that the angular velocity of rotation of the Earth = 7.3 × 10⁻⁵ s⁻¹, the period of inertial oscillations generated in the ocean by surface winds at 30° N latitude (rounded off to the nearest integer) is ______ hours.
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2020XE-H
GATE XE 2020 · Paper 1
Engineering Sciences · Original paper archive
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- Section XE-H
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 1 mark
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