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On the non-linear interaction of inertial modes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

H. P. Greenspan
H. P. Greenspan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Abstract

It is shown that the principal non-linear interaction of inviscid inertial modes does not produce a resonant response in the steady geostrophic circulation. The rectified geostrophic flow manifested in a closed rotating container by a periodic excitation seems to result from a combination of viscous and non-linear effects within the boundary layers.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , 14 April 1969 , pp. 257 - 264
Copyright
© 1969 Cambridge University Press

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