On rotating thermal convection driven by non-uniform heating from below

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 109, Issue , 1981, Pages 161-187

  Killworth, Peter D ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS - ROTATING; OCEANOGRAPHY - CURRENTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

OCEANS;

EID: 0019599516     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112081000992     Document Type: Article

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