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Stability of aligned magnetoatmospheric flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. A. Adam
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Abstract

Using the stationary equilibrium energy principle a sufficient condition is obtained for the stability of a compressible stratified fluid with a non-uniform horizontal magnetic field, with an aligned shear flow. The condition is used to provide a simple generalization of a known result for a specific atmospheric model.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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