Nonlinear adjustment of density fronts. Part 1. The Rossby scenario and the experimental reality

DOI10.1017/S002211200300781XzbMath1067.76521OpenAlexW1979145797MaRDI QIDQ4819093

Pascale Bouruet-Aubertot, T. Pichon, Alexandre Stegner

Publication date: 24 September 2004

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211200300781x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05)

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