Rossby number regimes for isolated convection in a homogeneous, rotating fluid

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 30, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 149-171

  Jacobs, P ^a   Ivey, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Isolated convection; Rossby number regime; Rotating fluid; Steady state density

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; ROTATING FLOW;

CONVECTION; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROTATING FLUID;

EID: 0033493899     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(99)00024-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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