Baroclinic waves in an air-filled thermally driven rotating annulus

In this study an experimental investigation of baroclinic waves in air in a differentially heated rotating annulus is presented. Air has a Prandtl number of 0.707, which falls within a previously unexplored region of parameter space for baroclinic instability. The flow regimes encountered include st...

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Main Authors: Castrejón Pita, A, Read, P
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: American Physical Society 2007
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