A Note on the Laboratory Simulation of Planetary Flows
- 1 June 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Studies in Applied Mathematics
- Vol. 48 (2) , 147-152
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sapm1969482147
Abstract
The depth‐averaged equations used frequently as a model for large scale motions in the ocean are shown to be the exact theory for quasi‐geostrophic flows in special laboratory configurations. This analogy permits the simulation of certain planetary phenomena.Keywords
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