Finite-core hetons: Stability and interactions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 423, Issue , 2000, Pages 127-154

  Sokolovskiy, M A ^a   Verron, J ^b  

^a WATER PROBLEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; MESOSCALE MODEL; OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTICITY;

MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; VORTICITY;

EID: 0033665257     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112000001816     Document Type: Article

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