Instability of combined gravity-inertial-Rossby waves in atmospheres and oceans

The properties of the instability of combined gravity-inertial-Rossby waves on a β-plane are investigated. The wave-energy exchange equation shows that there is an exchange of energy with the background stratified medium. The energy source driving the instability lies in the background enthalpy...

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Main Author: J. F. McKenzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-06-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/29/997/2011/angeo-29-997-2011.pdf