Nonlinear adjustment of density fronts. Part 1. The Rossby scenario and the experimental reality

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 502, Issue , 2004, Pages 335-360

  Stegner, A ^a   Bouruet Aubertot, P ^b   Pichon, T ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^c IMSIA UMR CNRS 9219 EdF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEFORMATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); KINETIC ENERGY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

BOTTOMLESS CYLINDERS; TWO-LAYER FLUID;

FLUID MECHANICS;

FLUID MECHANICS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHALLOW WATER;

EID: 12144269936     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200300781X     Document Type: Article

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