A numerical simulation of the nonlinear critical layer evolution of a forced Rossby wave packet in a zonal shear flow

DOI10.1016/S0378-4754(00)00293-7zbMath1029.76010WikidataQ127629675 ScholiaQ127629675MaRDI QIDQ5937530

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Publication date: 8 February 2004

Published in: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Fourier transformcritical layerforced Rossby wave packethigh-order compact finite difference schemespatially-localized wave packetwave breakingwave-induced Reynolds stresszonal shear flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Spectral methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M22)

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