Radiating vortices in geophysical fluid dynamics

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 567-618

  Korotaev, G K ^a  

^a MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bottom topography; Equivalent barotropic; Geophysical fluid dynamics; Non linear interactions; Rossby wave; Two layer; Vortex evolution

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; ENERGY BALANCES; EQUIVALENT BAROTROPIC; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MOMENTUM; ROSSBY WAVE; TWO LAYER;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

CYCLONE; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS; VORTEX; WAVE;

BETA-PLANE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOPHYSICS; VORTICES;

EID: 0031277550     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006583017505     Document Type: Article

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