Nonlinear dynamics of forced baroclinic critical layers II

DOI10.1017/jfm.2021.297zbMath1494.76024arXiv1909.04620OpenAlexW4237611226MaRDI QIDQ4987918

Chen Wang, Neil J. Balmforth

Publication date: 11 May 2021

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.04620

zbMATH Keywords

matched asymptotic expansioncritical layerssecondary instabilityinternal wavesstratified flowsnonlinear instabilityinternal wavecoherent vortical structureinviscid linear wave theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear effects in hydrodynamic stability (76E30) Asymptotic methods, singular perturbations applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M45) Internal waves for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B55) Stratification effects in inviscid fluids (76B70)

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Baroclinic critical layer in a viscous stratified boundary layer flow on an undulated tilted surface ⋮ Dynamics of a stratified vortex under the complete Coriolis force: two-dimensional three-components evolution ⋮ Nonlinear dynamics of forced baroclinic critical layers II

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