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Ageostrophic instabilities in a two fluid system with rotation

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The stability of synoptic scale waves formed on a frontal surface is studied including nongeostrophic effects with the basic flow subjected to both vertical and horizontal shear. Spectral method is used to obtain the desired solutions. The stability characteristics of the developed unstable modes are presented as a function of shears of the basic flow. With the inclusion of barotropic shear the spectrum of instabilities increase. The lower speeded member of the mixed mode (gravitational-rotational) pair is influenced by the barotropic shear in the basic current and it appears at lower vertical shears. The structure of the height perturbations are utilized to distinguish the various unstable modes developed in the system together with their stability characteristics. This investigation has shown that the ageostrophic effects can be a significant factor in the development of synoptic scale waves on a frontal surface.

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  1. Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, 110 016, New Delhi, India

    N. Ramanathan

  2. Goddard Space Flight Centre, Green Belt, 20771, Maryland, USA

    D. B. Rao

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Ramanathan, N., Rao, D.B. Ageostrophic instabilities in a two fluid system with rotation. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet Sci.) 93, 387–397 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02843256

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