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Rossby Number

The Rossby Number is a dimensionless number in fluid dynamics that quantifies the relative importance of inertial forces to Coriolis forces in rotating flows, distinguishing it from other dimensionless numbers by its specific dependence on the ratio of advective acceleration to planetary rotation rate.

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821

Turbulence and waves in a rotating tank

E. J. Hopfinger, F. K. Browand, Y. Gagne · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1982 · 382 citations

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The Mechanics of Vacillation

Edward N. Lorenz · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1963 · 359 citations · Full text

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Time Evolution of the Magnetic Activity Cycle Period. II. Results for an Expanded Stellar Sample

Steven H. Saar, Axel Brandenburg · The Astrophysical Journal · 1999 · 329 citations

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THE KEPLER CATALOG OF STELLAR FLARES

The Astrophysical Journal · 2016 · 329 citations · Full text

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Defining coherent vortices objectively from the vorticity

Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 2016 · 319 citations · Full text

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  1. JC
    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    16 publications · 771 citations

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  2. DL
    Don L. Boyer

    Arizona State University, United States

    14 publications · 442 citations

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  3. VZ
    Vladimir Zeitlin

    Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, France

    11 publications · 534 citations

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  4. MT
    Michael T. Montgomery

    Naval Postgraduate School, United States

    10 publications · 1K citations

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  5. DG
    David G. Dritschel

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 252 citations

    9

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    212 publications

    9.9K citations

  2. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    23 h-index

    53 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    21 h-index

    41 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    19 h-index

    39 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    41 publications

    2.5K citations

  6. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    40 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    30 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    50 publications

    2.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    180 publications · 8.8K citations

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  2. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    87 publications · 6K citations

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  3. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    72 publications · 3.3K citations

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  4. Physics of Fluids

    48 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 42 publications · 3.5K citations

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