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On the algebraic decay of disturbances in a stratified linear shear flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

S. N. Brown  and
K. Stewartson
S. N. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College, London
K. Stewartson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College, London
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Abstract

In this note we confirm the time dependence of the decay of disturbances in a stratified linear shear flow found by Eliassen, Høiland & Riis (1953) and by Booker & Bretherton (1967). The result differs from those of Case (1960b) and of Chimonas (1979) which are incorrect.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 100 , Issue 4 , 29 October 1980 , pp. 811 - 816
Copyright
© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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