Abstract: This paper contains a solution for a solitary disturbance in a westerly current on a ??-plane? earth. The current varies slightly with latitude and the existence of the phenomenon depends on this variation. The disturbance ...

Abstract: This note relates the depth of the halocline in an estuary to the fresh water influx using simple and general arguments. It is shown that the depth becomes large for both weak and strong influxes. This result is similar ...

Abstract: A theory is developed for the three-layer circulation in an overmixed estuary (finite fresh-water influx) or harbor (zero fresh-water influx) accompanying a two-layer structure in the large body of water outside. A determinate ...

Abstract: This paper presents a description of experiments on the stability of a polar vortex and offers a theory for the experimental results. The experimental set-up is a rotating spherical shell, containing two immiscible liquids. ...

Abstract: An investigation by G. I. Taylor, of the steady motion of an obstacle along the axis of a rotating fluid, is extended in this paper. It is shown that Taylor's particular solution is just one of an infinity of functions ...

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Abstract: The experiment reported in this paper was designed to study the effect of large mountain-barriers on zonal currents in the atmosphere. Obstacles of various sizes and shapes are moved zonally in a rotating spherical shell ...

Abstract: A discussion is given of a three-dimensional vortex in a viscous fluid. A theory is outlined that leads to a reduction of the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations of an incompressible fluid to three ordinary, nonlinear, ...

Abstract: The differential equations governing the unsteady motion of a system of two superimposed liquids are integrated by use of the method of characteristics. The solution differs significantly from that obtained by assuming a ...

Abstract: Experiments in ground-test facilities are required to develop and mature aero-optic platforms. However, structural vibrations of the facility can introduce significant error in optical experiments, making it difficult to ...