Two-dimensional turbulence on the surface of a sphere

DOI10.1017/S0022112078001615zbMath0403.76052MaRDI QIDQ4188945

Cha-Mei Tang, Steven A. Orszag

Publication date: 1978

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

zbMATH Keywords

Spherical GeometryAtmospheric DynamicsEntrophy TransferTwo Dimensional Turbulence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Isotropic turbulence; homogeneous turbulence (76F05) Geophysics (86A99)

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• Plasma Wave Regeneration in Inhomogeneous Media
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