pure and applied geophysics

, Volume 96, Issue 1, pp 193–204 | Cite as

On the stability properties of the nongeostrophic disturbances in a barotropic zonal current

  • V. Brahmananda
  • D. Sreerama Murty
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Summary

The stability properties of the nongeostrophic disturbances are studied in a barotropic zonal current. The growth rate of the nongeostrophic disturbances is increased and the instability is generally shifted towards shorter wavelengths. Even in the structure of the nongeostrophic disturbances large differences are found as compared to geostrophic disturbances.

Keywords

Growth Rate Short Wavelength Stability Property Zonal Current 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1972

Authors and Affiliations

  • V. Brahmananda
    • 1
  • D. Sreerama Murty
    • 2
  1. 1.Instituto de Pesquisas EspaciaisSão José dos CamposBrasil
  2. 2.Dept. of MeteorologyFlorida State UniversityUSA

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