The spin-up of a linearly stratified fluid in a sliced, circular cylinder
(2016)
Journal Article
Munro, R., & Foster, M. (2016). The spin-up of a linearly stratified fluid in a sliced, circular cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 806, 254-303. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.589
A linearly stratified fluid contained in a circular cylinder with a linearly-sloped base, whose axis is aligned with the rotation axis, is spun up from a rotation rate Ώ to Ώ + ΔΏ (with ΔΏ << Ώ ) by Rossby waves propagating across the container. Expe...