Physical interpretation of spiralling-columnar convection in a rapidly rotating annulus with radial propagation properties of Rossby waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 614, Issue , 2008, Pages 67-86

  Takehiro, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT CONVECTION; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; PRANDTL NUMBER; SPHERES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELONGATED STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; RADIAL PROPAGATION; SPHERICAL GEOMETRIES; SPIRAL STRUCTURES; THERMAL CONVECTIONS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

MECHANICAL WAVES;

ENERGY BUDGET; FLOW PATTERN; KINETIC ENERGY; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATIFICATION; THERMAL CONVECTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 54549121676     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008003194     Document Type: Article

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