Structure formation in a zonal barotropic current: A treatment via the centre manifold reduction

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 455, Issue 1986, 1999, Pages 2021-2054

  Brevdo, L ^a,b   Kirchgassner K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Centre manifold reduction; Emergence of blocking highs; Normal form analysis; Permanent wave solutions; Quasi geostrophic vorticity equation; Zonal barotropic current

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746423919     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1999.0391     Document Type: Article

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