The stability of a quasi-geostrophic ellipsoidal vortex in a background shear flow

DOI10.1017/S0022112006000462zbMATH Open1122.76036OpenAlexW2135815763MaRDI QIDQ5482235FDOQ5482235

David G. Dritschel, William J. McKiver

Publication date: 28 August 2006

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112006000462

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20)

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