Finite-amplitude wave-activity invariants and nonlinear stability theorems for shallow water semigeostrophic dynamics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3388-3397

  Ren, S ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITY WAVES; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY;

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SHALLOW WATER SEMIGEOSTROPHIC DYNAMICS;

WATER WAVES;

FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SHALLOW WATER; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 0034298230     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<3388:FAWAIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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