Multiple Equilibria and Stable Oscillations in Thermosolutal Convection at Small Aspect Ratio

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 291, Issue , 1995, Pages 33-56

  Ghill, Michael ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; SALT FLUX; SMALL ASPECT RATIO; TEMPERATURE FLUX;

EID: 0028873610     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112095002618     Document Type: Article

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