Flow-field and point velocity measurements in a barotropically unstable shear layer
A shear instability in a homogeneous rotating fluid is studied in a laboratory experiment. Geophysical situations where such shear layers play a role range from the breakdown of weather fronts to the atmospheres of the giant planets, as well as in the Earth's interior. Above a critical shear, t...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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