The decay of cyclonic eddies by Rossby wave radiation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 361, Issue , 1998, Pages 237-252

  McDonald, N Robb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

CYCLONIC EDDY; ROSSBY WAVE RADIATION; SHALLOW WATER CYCLONES;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0032045770     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098008696     Document Type: Article

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