Rossby wave, drift wave and zonal flow turbulence

An extensive qualitative and quantitative study of Rossby wave, drift wave and zonal flow turbulence in the Charney-Hasegawa-Mima model is presented. This includes details of two generation mechanisms of the zonal flows, evidence of the nonlocal nature of this turbulence and of the energy exchange b...

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Main Author: Quinn, Brenda E.
Published: University of Warwick 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560303