Topographic instability of flow in a rotating fluid

Here are presented the results of experimental and theoretical studies on a stability of zonal geostrophic flows in the rotating layer of the shallow water. In the experiments, a special apparatus by Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory Georgian Academy of Science was used. This apparatus represents...

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Main Authors: K. I. Patarashvili, Z. J. Tsakadze, M. V. Kalashnik, V. O. Kakhiani, R. J. Chanishvili, J. I. Nanobashvili, M. A. Zhvania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/13/231/2006/npg-13-231-2006.pdf