Zonal Flow Instability

Zonal Flow Instability is a theoretical construct in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics that characterizes the propensity of a zonally symmetric, barotropic flow to develop perturbations and transition into unstable, wave-like motions due to meridional gradients in potential vorticity.

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808

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2017–2026

40

Authors

808

  1. PH
    P. H. Diamond

    University of California San Diego, United States

    17 publications · 947 citations

    17

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  2. AI
    A. I. Smolyakov

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    9 publications · 500 citations

    9

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  3. YK
    Y. Kishimoto

    Kyoto University, Japan

    8 publications · 358 citations

    8

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  4. JP
    Joseph Pedlosky

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    8 publications · 290 citations

    8

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  5. JM
    J. M. Aurnou

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    7 publications · 455 citations

    7

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Venues

  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    89 publications · 5.8K citations

    35

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  2. Physics of Plasmas

    53 publications · 2.1K citations

    26

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  3. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    28 publications · 1.3K citations

    22

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  4. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    21 publications · 771 citations

    16

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  5. Nuclear Fusion

    18 publications · 701 citations

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