Frontal geostrophic adjustment, slow manifold and nonlinear wave phenomena in one-dimensional rotating shallow water. Part 1. Theory

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 481, Issue , 2003, Pages 269-290

  Zeitlin, V ^a   Medvedev, S B ^b   Plougonven, R ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; ROTATION;

NONLINEAR WAVES;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID FLOW; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SHALLOW WATER; WAVE;

EID: 0037900069     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003003896     Document Type: Article

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