Ekman decay of a dipolar vortex in a rotating fluid

DOI10.1063/1.1335541zbMath1184.76476OpenAlexW2060572552MaRDI QIDQ3555367

G. J. F. Van Heijst, N. A. Backx, L. Zavala Sansón

Publication date: 22 April 2010

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/ekman-decay-of-a-dipolar-vortex-in-a-rotating-fluid(e9a44131-b4a8-4022-8684-2352331fca50).html

zbMATH Keywords

frictionvorticesexternal flowsrotational flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX)

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