The point island approximation in vortex dynamics

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-60

  Johnson, E R ^a   McDonald, N Robb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hamiltonian dynamics; Topography; Vortices

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMICS; HAMILTONIANS;

POINT ISLAND APPROXIMATION; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

VORTEX FLOW;

VORTEX;

EID: 14844343288     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920512331323896     Document Type: Article

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