Numerical studies of baroclinic instability

This thesis describes two studies of baroclinic instability in a rotating fluid annulus subject to differential heating. The first part is concerned with the development of a time dependent axisymmetric numerical model. The model was formulated using the control volume finite element method and was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elliott, Simon S.
Other Authors: Read, Peter L.
Published: University of Oxford 1995
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.297076