Evolution of isolated vortices in a rotating fluid of finite depth

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 381, Issue , 1999, Pages 239-269

  Orlandi, P ^a   Carnevale, G F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; ROTATION; STABILITY; TURBULENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; CENTRIFUGAL INSTABILITY; DIPOLES; EKMAN LAYER; ROTATING FLOW; ROTATING FLUID; TRIPOLES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0032628944     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098003693     Document Type: Article

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