Lagrangian accelerations in geostrophic turbulence

DOI10.1017/S0022112098001001zbMath0924.76040OpenAlexW1965608160MaRDI QIDQ4219896

James C. McWilliams, Bach Lien Hua, Patrice Klein

Publication date: 10 November 1999

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112098001001

zbMATH Keywords

beta-planeacceleration gradient tensorageostrophic pressure gradienthorizontally divergent ageostrophic motionsmeridional accelerationquasi-geostrophic stirring

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shear flows and turbulence (76F10)

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