On the long-term evolution of an intense localized divergent vortex on the beta-plane

DOI10.1017/S0022112000001750zbMath1003.76015OpenAlexW2004579857MaRDI QIDQ4526669

R. H. J. Grimshaw, E. S. Benilov, Gregory Reznik

Publication date: 25 January 2001

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112000001750

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic theoryquadrupolebeta-planeadvective time scaleaxisymmetric correctionsdistortion time scalefinite Rossby deformation radiusintense barotropic vortexoceanic ringsopen-ocean eddiesvortex lifetimevortex translation speedwave time scale

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