Non-circular baroclinic beta-plane modons: Constructing stationary solutions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 489, Issue , 2003, Pages 199-228

  Kizner, Z ^a   Berson, D ^a   Khvoles, R ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

VORTICAL COUPLES;

VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; VORTICITY;

EID: 0141569237     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003004993     Document Type: Article

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