Three-dimensional instabilities in tornado-like vortices with secondary circulations

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 711, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-100

  Nolan, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

vortex breakdown; vortex dynamics; vortex instability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; STABILITY; TORNADOES;

DYNAMICAL INSTABILITIES; INTENSE ATMOSPHERIC VORTICES; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL INSTABILITY; VORTEX BREAKDOWN; VORTEX DYNAMICS; VORTEX INSTABILITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EDDY; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; INFLOW; INSTABILITY; JET STREAM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TORNADO; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84870040552     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.369     Document Type: Article

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