The effect of ageostrophy on the stability of thin oceanic vortices

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 211-226

  Benilov, Eugene S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ageostrophy; Baroclinic instability; Ocean vortices

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; LINEAR EQUATIONS; VORTEX FLOW;

AGEOSTROPY; OCEANIC VORTICES; PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS;

WATER WAVES;

AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; VORTEX;

EID: 17744390037     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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