The roll-up of vorticity strips on the surface of a sphere

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 234, Issue , 1992, Pages 47-69

  Polvani, Lorenzo M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0002430089     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112092000697     Document Type: Article

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