Two- and three-dimensional linear convection in a rotating annulus

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 23-34

  Greed, G T ^a   Zhang, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rotating annulus; Thermal convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037490747     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929608213628     Document Type: Article

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