On the differences between 2D and QG turbulence

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-162

  Tung, Ka Kit ^a   Orlando, Wendell Welch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Colorado Research Associates Div ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

2D turbulence; Energy; Enstrophy; Power laws; QG turbulence; Spectrum; Surface quasigeostrophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041884727     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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