Instability of an axisymmetric vortex in a stably stratified, rotating environment

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Publication:1271816

DOI10.1007/s001620050095zbMath0923.76046OpenAlexW2127562624MaRDI QIDQ1271816

James C. McWilliams, William D. Smyth

Publication date: 31 October 1999

Published in: Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001620050095



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