Thermally driven motions in a rotating stratified fluid: Theory and experiment

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 339, Issue , 1997, Pages 391-411

  Pedlosky, J ^a   Whitehead, J A ^a   Veitch, Graham ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEATING; PRANDTL NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EKMAN PUMPING; ROTATING STRATIFIED FLUIDS; THERMAL WIND SHEAR;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

ROTATING FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW;

ROTATING FLUIDS; STRATIFIED FLOW; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0031131540     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097005168     Document Type: Article

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