Physical interpretation of unstable modes of a linear shear flow in shallow water on an equatorial beta-plane

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 567, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-26

  Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^a,b   Ishiwatari, Masaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESONANCE; SHEAR FLOW;

CONTINUOUS MODES; KELVIN MODES; ROSSBY-GRAVITY WAVES; SHALLOW WATER;

FLUID MECHANICS;

FLOW OF WATER; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESONANCE; SHEAR FLOW;

BETA-PLANE; SHALLOW WATER; SHEAR FLOW; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 33750200754     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002400     Document Type: Article

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