The onset of thermal convection in a rapidly rotating sphere

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 405, Issue , 2000, Pages 157-179

  Jones, Chris A ^a   Soward, Andrew M ^a   Mussa, Ali I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUE; ROTATION; SPHERE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033921237     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099007235     Document Type: Article

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