Baroclinic instability of axially symmetric flow over sloping bathymetry

DOI10.1017/jfm.2016.376zbMath1460.86021OpenAlexW2475057245MaRDI QIDQ4976694

Andrew L. Stewart, James C. McWilliams, Aviv Solodoch

Publication date: 1 August 2017

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

Full work available at URL: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1bx9v1w9

zbMATH Keywords

quasi-geostrophic flowstopographic effectsbaroclinic flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05)

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