Elliptical instability of the flow in a rotating shell

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 194-205

  Lacaze, Laurent ^a   Le Gal, Patrice ^a   Le Dizès, Stéphane ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Elliptical instability; Liquid core dynamics; Tidal deformations

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; BODIES OF REVOLUTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MAGNETIZATION; ROTATION; TIDES;

ANEMOMETRY MEASUREMENTS; ELLIPTICAL INSTABILITY; NON LINEAR AMPLITUDE SATURATIONS; SPHERICAL SHELLS;

PLANETS;

CORE (PLANETARY); ELLIPSE; INSTABILITY; TIDAL CONSTITUENT;

EID: 21844459218     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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