The quasi-geostrophic ellipsoidal vortex model

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 505, Issue , 2004, Pages 201-223

  Dritschel, David G ^a   Reinaud, Jean N ^a   McKiver, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HAMILTONIANS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ELLIPSOIDAL VOLUMES; STABLY-STRATIFIED FLUID; TAYLOR SERIES; VORTICITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; VORTEX;

EID: 1842437912     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004008377     Document Type: Article

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