The stability and the nonlinear evolution of quasi-geostrophic hetons

DOI10.1017/S0022112009007812zbMath1183.76732MaRDI QIDQ5306102

Xavier Carton, Jean N. Reinaud

Publication date: 29 March 2010

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

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20)

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