Quasi-two-dimensional turbulence on the polar beta-plane: Laboratory experiments

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Afanasyev, Y D ^a   Wells, J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta plane turbulence; Rossby waves; Zonal jets

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; JETS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SURFACES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW; WATER;

BETA PARAMETER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY METHODS; VORTICITY FIELDS; WAVENUMBERS;

TURBULENCE;

ROSSBY WAVE;

EID: 14844345106     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920412331319513     Document Type: Article

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