A two-dimensional model for quasigeostrophic flow: Comparison with the two-dimensional Euler flow

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 98, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 515-522

  Majda, Andrew J ^a   Tabak, Esteban G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Euler equations; Frontogenesis; Geostrophic balance; Singular behavior; Vortex stretching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000669501     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-2789(96)00114-5     Document Type: Article

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