Diffusion versus advective rearrangement of a circular vortex sheet

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 586-589

  Kossin, James P ^a   Schubert, Wayne H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DIFFUSION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX;

EID: 0041821356     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0586:DVAROA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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