Open AccessConsequences of the Geostrophic Momentum Approximation on Barotropic Instability
Author(s) -
Sylvie Malardel,
Alan Thorpe,
Alain Joly
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the atmospheric sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.853
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1520-0469
pISSN - 0022-4928
DOI - 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0103:cotgma>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - barotropic fluid , instability , baroclinity , potential vorticity , physics , geostrophic wind , vorticity , momentum (technical analysis) , mechanics , classical mechanics , vortex , finance , economics