Double column instabilities in the barotropic annulus

Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 1990, Pages 161-188

  Lin, R Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

barotropic annulus; Jupiter; Saturn; Thermal convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84972809339     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929008208937     Document Type: Article

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