Stability of an axisymmetric three-layer vortex

Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Ocean Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-26

  Sokolovskiy, M A ^a  

^a WATER PROBLEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELS; VORTICES; VORTICITY;

3-LAYER QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC MODEL; FLOW MODELLING; STABILITY; VORTICES;

EID: 0030977935     PISSN: 00014338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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