On the long-term evolution of an intense localized divergent vortex on the beta-plane

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 422, Issue , 2000, Pages 249-280

  Reznik, G M ^a   Grimshaw, R ^b   Benilov, E S ^c  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW ANALYSIS; VORTEX;

EID: 0034634845     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112000001750     Document Type: Article

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