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Velocities and structure of convective motions in a rotating fluid

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The velocities in various rotating fluid regimes are investigated.

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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 165–168, July–August, 1989.

The author wishes to thank G. S. Golitsyn for his constant interest in the work.

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Bubnov, B.M. Velocities and structure of convective motions in a rotating fluid. Fluid Dyn 24, 628–631 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01052430

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