Zigzag instability of vortex pairs in stratified and rotating fluids. Part 1. General stability equations

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 660, Issue , 2010, Pages 354-395

  Billant, Paul ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

geophysical and geological flows; instability; vortex flows

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; PLASMA STABILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATIONAL FLOW; STABILITY; STRAIN RATE;

ASYMPTOTIC THEORIES; BENDING INSTABILITY; GENERAL STABILITIES; GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FLOWS; INDUCTION FUNCTIONS; NUMERICAL STABILITY ANALYSIS; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC LIMIT; STABILITY PROPERTIES;

VORTEX FLOW;

INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATING FLUID; ROTATION; STRATIFICATION; STRATIFIED FLUID; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77957166453     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010002818     Document Type: Article

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