Vortex formation in ellipsoidal thermal bubbles

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 2253-2269

  Shapiro, Alan ^a   Kanak, Katharine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; VORTEX FLOW;

VORTEX FORMATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0037099121     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<2253:VFIETB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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