Two-layer quasi-geostrophic turbulence in a simple special case

DOI10.1080/03091927808242628zbMath0378.76071OpenAlexW2006300912WikidataQ114640965 ScholiaQ114640965MaRDI QIDQ4158163

Rick Salmon

Publication date: 1978

Published in: Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/03091927808242628

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20)

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