Formation of zonal band structure in forced two-dimensional turbulence on a rotating sphere

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2081-2093

  Nozawa, Toru ^a   Yoden, Shigeo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODIES-SPHERES; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030776842     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869327     Document Type: Article

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