On the formation of geophysical and planetary zonal flows by near-resonant wave interactions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 576, Issue , 2007, Pages 405-424

  Lee, Youngsuk ^a   Smith, Leslie M ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; GEOPHYSICS; JETS;

NEAR-RESONANT WAVE INTERACTION; ZONAL FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; GEOPHYSICS; JETS;

DRAG; JET; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESONANCE; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 34447279329     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006004381     Document Type: Article

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