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The angular momentum of steady, isolated disturbances on the β-plane

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

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Taking advantage of the assumed quasi-geostrophic dynamics governing the modons, a detailed computation of their integrated relative angular momentum, in the steady configuration, is performed. The cases examined regard barotropic modons, either flat-bottomed or with topography and continuously stratified baroclinic modons. Possible contributions to a nonvanishing angular momentum are made evident.

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Il lavoro consiste in un calcolo dettagliato del momento angolare relativo integrato dei modoni stazionari, nel contesto della dinamica quasi-geostrofica. I casi presi in esame riguardano i modoni barotropici con e senza topografia e quelli baroclinici con stratificazione continua. Sono messi in evidenza possibili fattori che rendono non nullo il momento angolare.

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  1. Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico del C.N.R., Trieste, Italia

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Crisciani, F. The angular momentum of steady, isolated disturbances on the β-plane. Il Nuovo Cimento C 9, 1069–1078 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507424

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