The complete classification of large-amplitude geostrophic flows in a two-layer fluid

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Benilov, E S ^a   Reznik, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Frontal flows; Two layer fluid; plane

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW;

BETA-PLANE; CLASSIFICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRONTAL FLOW; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; ROSSBY NUMBER; TWO LAYER FLUID; TWO-LAYER FLUID;

EID: 0029853349     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929608213627     Document Type: Article

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