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        gravitational acceleration#

        $$g \sim \text L\,\text T^{-2}$$

        Acceleration imparted by gravity at the Earth’s surface (~9.81 m/s²). Sets the restoring force for surface waves and drives buoyancy-induced flows wherever density gradients are present.

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        • Archimedes number
        • Bond number
        • Froude number
        • Galileo number
        • Grashof number
        • Rayleigh number
        • Richardson number
        • Shields parameter

           

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