Quasi-two-dimensional decaying turbulence subject to the β effect

Journal of Turbulence

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-18

  Espa, S ^a   Carnevale, G F ^b   Cenedese, A ^a   Mariani, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

plane turbulence; Rhines scale; Zonal jets

Indexed keywords

JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

JET FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 56549083536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14685248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14685240802464417     Document Type: Article

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