NASA NTRS · 19810048728
Barotropic instability of zonal flows
Abstract
The barotropic instability of zonal flows due to infinitesimal normal-mode perturbations is considered, with the zonal flow assumed to be continuous and either monotonic or nonmonotonic and allowed to have one or more inflection points. A sufficient condition for instability is derived for this general flow profile that complements that of Arnol'd (1965), which restricted itself to the prediction of stability only.
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Tung, K. K.. 1981-02-01. Barotropic instability of zonal flows. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810048728
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