Generalized quasi-geostrophy for spatially anisotropic rotationally constrained flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 555, Issue , 2006, Pages 233-274

  Julien, Keith ^a   Knobloch, Edgar ^b   Milliff, Ralph ^c   Werne, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NorthWest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BUOYANCY;

BUOYANCY NUMBERS; FROUDE NUMBERS; ROSSBY NUMBERS;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS; ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BUOYANCY; ROTATIONAL FLOW;

BUOYANCY; FROUDE NUMBER; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROTATING FLOW;

EID: 33646807911     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006008949     Document Type: Article

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