Asymptotic expansions and monopolar solitary rossby vortices in barotropic and two-layer models

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 159-194

  Stegner, A ^a   Zeitlin, V ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Baroclinic two layer model; Rossby vortices; Shallow water

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELLING; ROSSBY; SHALLOW WATER; VORTICES;

EID: 0030418255     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929608208965     Document Type: Article

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