The theory of three-dimensional hetons and vortex-dominated spreading in localized turbulent convection in a fast rotating stratified fluid

DOI10.1017/S002211200000183XzbMath1004.76038OpenAlexW2161643319MaRDI QIDQ2702862

Dirk J. Olbers, Torsten H. Warncke, Tatiana N. Doronina, Vladimir Gryanik

Publication date: 5 July 2001

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211200000183x

zbMATH Keywords

potential vorticityrotating stratified fluidfast rotationanomalous buoyancylocalized turbulent convectionthree-dimensional hetonvortex-dominated lateral spreading

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Convective turbulence (76F35) Stratification effects in turbulence (76F45)

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