Averaging over fast gravity waves for geophysical flows with unbalanced initial data

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 155-169

  Majda, Andrew J ^a   Embid, Pedro ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0040350034     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001620050086     Document Type: Article

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