Abstract: The stability of the symmetric regime observed in the rotating heated annulus experiments is investigated. It is shown that the Ekman layers, which have been neglected in previous investigations, are important. In addition ...

Abstract: A linear model of the thermocline is examined for an ocean bounded by both eastern and western coasts. The analysis is carried out on a ?-plane for an ocean in which diffusion of heat but not of momentum is important. ...

Abstract: Weak convective motions induced by an arbitrary temperature applied along the lower horizontal boundary of an otherwise unbounded, rotating, stably-stratified fluid are investigated. The solution of the problem is derived ...