Before revision: & Beckers, J.M., 2011: Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Academic Press, Waltman, p. 275 For f = 1×10−4 s−1 appropriate to 45° latitude, and D = 4 km, LR ≈ 2000 km; and for D = 40 m, LR ≈ 200 km.
After revision: & Beckers, J.M., 2011: Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Academic Press, Waltman, p. 275 For f = 1×10−4 s−1 appropriate to 45° latitude, and D = 4 km, LR ≈ 2000 km; LR ≈ 200 km.