A numerical simulation of the nonlinear critical layer evolution of a forced Rossby wave packet in a zonal shear flow

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 55, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 365-375

  Campbell, L J ^a   Maslowe, S A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical layer; High order compact finite differences; Rossby wave packet; Wave mean flow interactions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ROSBY WAVE PACKETS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0034911294     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4754(00)00293-7     Document Type: Article

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